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Graduates earn 437 degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University

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About 32.3 percent of the 437 degrees and certificates handed out by the Illinois Wesleyan University in 2016-17 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 private not-for-profit institution in Bloomington conferred 141 bachelor's degrees in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce, General. Data shows the school gave out 70 bachelor's degrees in Business/Commerce, General, followed by 42 bachelor's degrees in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse and 39 bachelor's degrees in Accounting.

The university enrolled 1,771 students for 2016-17, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Program
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Percent of total
Business/Commerce, General
70
70
Accounting
39
39
Financial Planning and Services
27
27
International Business/Trade/Commerce
3
3
Insurance
2
2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
141
141
32.3
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
42
42
Health Professions and Related Programs total
42
42
9.6
Musical Theatre
10
10
Art/Art Studies, General
7
7
Music, General
5
5
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
4
4
Voice and Opera
4
4
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
4
4
Acting
2
2
Music Performance, General
1
1
Music Theory and Composition
1
1
Keyboard Instruments
-
-
Visual and Performing Arts total
38
38
8.7
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
37
37
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
37
37
8.5
Psychology, General
35
35
Psychology total
35
35
8
Political Science and Government, General
12
12
Economics, General
11
11
Sociology
9
9
Anthropology
3
3
Social Sciences total
35
35
8
Physics, General
14
14
Chemistry, General
9
9
Physical Sciences total
23
23
5.3
Education, General
14
14
Music Teacher Education
6
6
Education total
20
20
4.6
English Language and Literature, General
10
10
General Literature
6
6
English Language and Literature/Letters total
16
16
3.7
Mathematics, General
13
13
Mathematics and Statistics total
13
13
3
History, General
10
10
History total
10
10
2.3
International/Global Studies
9
9
Ancient Studies/Civilization
-
-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
-
-
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
9
9
2.1
Environmental Studies
8
8
Natural Resources and Conservation total
8
8
1.8
Computer Science
5
5
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
5
5
1.1
Spanish Language and Literature
2
2
French Language and Literature
1
1
German Language and Literature
-
-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
3
3
0.7
Philosophy
2
2
Religion/Religious Studies
-
-
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
2
2
0.5
American/United States Studies/Civilization
-
-
Women's Studies
-
-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total
-
-
-

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