Bowling Green Today

About 19.4 percent of the 4,618 degrees and certificates handed out by Western Kentucky University in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Green conferred 562 bachelor's degrees and 191 master's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in general studies. Data shows the school gave out 268 bachelor's degrees in general studies, followed by 191 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse and 175 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management.

The university enrolled 19,456 students for 2017-18, including 17,030 in undergraduate programs and 2,426 in graduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Associates degrees	Graduate and professional degrees awarded	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Business Administration and Management, General	175	13	65	1	254
Organizational Leadership	41	-	115	51	207
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	86	-	-	-	86
Accounting	54	-	11	-	65
Finance, General	65	-	-	-	65
Management Science	25	-	-	30	55
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	48	-	-	-	48
Management Information Systems, General	34	-	-	-	34
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	-	-	-	21	21
International Business/Trade/Commerce	14	-	-	-	14
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	-	-	-	11	11
Financial Planning and Services	-	-	-	11	11
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	10	-	-	-	10
Business/Managerial Economics	10	-	-	-	10
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	-	-	-	6	6
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	-	-	-	-	-
Real Estate	-	-	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	562	13	191	131	897	19.4
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	191	91	12	-	294
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	-	-	72	-	72
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	37	-	31	-	68
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	39	-	-	-	39
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	28	3	-	-	31
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	30	-	-	-	30
Physical Therapy/Therapist	-	-	27	-	27
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	22	-	-	-	22
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	-	-	-	21	21
Environmental Health	1	-	13	6	20
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	-	17	-	-	17
Public Health, General	-	-	17	-	17
Nursing Practice	-	-	16	-	16
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	-	-	-	9	9
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	-	-	-	7	7
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	-	7	-	-	7
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	-	-	-	6	6
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	-	-	-	4	4
Public Health Education and Promotion	-	-	-	4	4
Medical Informatics	-	-	-	4	4
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	2	-	-	-	2
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	2	-	-	-	2
Dietetics/Dietitian	-	-	-	1	1
Nursing Education	-	-	-	-	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	-	-	-	-	-
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	-	-	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Nursing Administration	-	-	-	-	-
Health Services Administration	-	-	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Programs total	352	118	188	62	720	15.6
Elementary Education and Teaching	125	-	17	-	142
Special Education and Teaching, General	23	-	13	-	36
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	28	-	-	-	28
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	-	-	22	5	27
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	22	-	22
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	13	-	8	-	21
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	16	-	5	-	21
Secondary Education and Teaching	-	-	17	-	17
Technical Teacher Education	-	15	-	-	15
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	-	-	4	4	8
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	-	-	8	-	8
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	4	2	2	-	8
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	-	6	6
Educational/Instructional Technology	-	-	4	1	5
Music Teacher Education	-	-	4	-	4
Reading Teacher Education	-	-	3	-	3
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other	-	-	-	3	3
Education, General	-	-	2	-	2
Learning Sciences	-	-	-	2	2
Business Teacher Education	2	-	-	-	2
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	-	-	1	-	1
Community College Education	-	-	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	-	-	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	-	-	-	-	-
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	-	-	-	-
Art Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	-	-	-	-	-
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	-	-	-	-	-
Education total	211	17	132	21	381	8.2
General Studies	268	80	-	-	348
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	268	80	-	-	348	7.5
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General	32	-	111	23	166
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	86	-	-	-	86
Sports Studies	48	-	-	-	48
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	-	-	-	36	36
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total	166	-	111	59	336	7.3
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	46	-	6	-	52
Broadcast Journalism	46	-	-	-	46
Public Relations/Image Management	33	-	-	3	36
Radio and Television	33	-	-	-	33
Advertising	32	-	-	-	32
Organizational Communication, General	25	-	-	1	26
Journalism	9	-	-	-	9
Photojournalism	9	-	-	-	9
Mass Communication/Media Studies	1	-	-	-	1
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	-	-	-	-	-
Health Communication	-	-	-	-	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	234	-	6	4	244	5.3
Criminology	46	-	3	-	49
Sociology	28	-	2	-	30
Political Science and Government, General	29	-	-	-	29
Geography	19	-	6	-	25
Economics, General	24	-	-	-	24
Anthropology	16	-	-	-	16
Applied Economics	-	-	15	-	15
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	12	-	-	1	13
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	2	-	-	9	11
International Relations and Affairs	9	-	-	-	9
Social Sciences, General	9	-	-	-	9
Social Sciences total	194	-	26	10	230	5
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	28	-	-	92	120
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	31	-	-	-	31
Industrial Technology/Technician	22	-	-	-	22
Engineering/Industrial Management	-	-	17	-	17
Quality Control Technology/Technician	-	-	-	1	1
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total	81	-	17	93	191	4.1
Psychology, General	129	-	25	-	154
Counseling Psychology	-	-	24	-	24
School Psychology	-	-	3	-	3
Applied Behavior Analysis	-	-	-	-	-
Psychology total	129	-	52	-	181	3.9
Social Work	70	-	58	-	128
Community Organization and Advocacy	-	-	10	-	10
Public Administration	-	-	7	-	7
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total	70	-	75	-	145	3.1
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	122	-	12	-	134
Biochemistry	5	-	-	-	5
Biotechnology	-	-	-	-	-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total	127	-	12	-	139	3
Fine/Studio Arts, General	39	-	-	-	39
Music Performance, General	24	-	-	-	24
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other	20	-	-	-	20
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	10	-	-	-	10
Music, Other	8	-	-	-	8
Dance, General	7	-	-	-	7
Interior Design	-	-	-	1	1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	1	-	-	-	1
Visual and Performing Arts total	109	-	-	1	110	2.4
Mechanical Engineering	38	-	-	-	38
Civil Engineering, General	30	-	-	-	30
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	26	-	-	-	26
Engineering total	94	-	-	-	94	2
Agriculture, General	81	-	4	-	85
Agricultural Production Operations, General	-	4	-	-	4
Food Technology and Processing	-	-	-	1	1
Food Science	-	-	-	-	-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total	81	4	4	1	90	2
Computer and Information Sciences, General	26	-	25	-	51
Information Technology	37	-	-	-	37
Computer Support Specialist	-	-	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	-	-	-	-	-
Information Science/Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	63	-	25	-	88	1.9
Chemistry, General	35	-	9	-	44
Geology/Earth Science, General	13	-	-	-	13
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other	-	-	-	11	11
Meteorology	9	-	-	-	9
Physical Sciences	4	-	-	-	4
Physics, General	4	-	-	-	4
Physical Sciences total	65	-	9	11	85	1.8
English Language and Literature, General	42	-	6	-	48
Creative Writing	-	-	5	-	5
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	5	-	-	-	5
English Language and Literature/Letters total	47	-	11	-	58	1.3
Apparel and Textiles, General	33	-	-	-	33
Child Care Provider/Assistant	-	-	-	14	14
Family and Community Services	-	-	2	-	2
Housing and Human Environments, General	-	-	-	-	-
Adult Development and Aging	-	-	-	-	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total	33	-	2	14	49	1.1
Mathematics, General	27	-	19	-	46
Statistics, Other	-	-	-	1	1
Mathematics and Statistics total	27	-	19	1	47	1
Spanish Language and Literature	15	-	-	-	15
Chinese Language and Literature	11	-	-	-	11
Arabic Language and Literature	5	-	-	-	5
French Language and Literature	2	-	-	-	2
German Language and Literature	-	-	-	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total	33	-	-	-	33	0.7
Architectural Technology/Technician	32	-	-	-	32
Architecture and Related Services total	32	-	-	-	32	0.7
History, General	25	-	6	-	31
History total	25	-	6	-	31	0.7
Library and Information Science	-	-	30	-	30
Library Science total	-	-	30	-	30	0.6
Folklore Studies	-	-	9	-	9
Asian Studies/Civilization	5	-	-	-	5
Women's Studies	-	-	-	5	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	2	-	-	-	2
Deaf Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Canadian Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	-	-	-	-	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total	7	-	9	5	21	0.4
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	7	-	-	-	7
Biological and Physical Sciences	-	-	3	-	3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	2	-	-	-	2
Gerontology	-	-	-	2	2
Sustainability Studies	-	-	-	1	1
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	-	-	-	1	1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total	9	-	3	4	16	0.4
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	8	3	-	-	11
Legal Professions and Studies total	8	3	-	-	11	0.2
Religion/Religious Studies	9	-	2	-	11
Philosophy and Religious Studies total	9	-	2	-	11	0.2