East Central Reporter

About 13.6 percent of the 2,267 degrees and certificates handed out by Eastern Illinois University in 2017-18 were to students in education 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 Charleston conferred 151 bachelor's degrees and 107 master's degrees in education programs.

But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in industrial technology/technician. Data shows the school gave out 148 master's degrees in industrial technology/technician, followed by 140 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies and 120 bachelor's degrees in kinesiology and exercise science.

The university enrolled 7,526 students for 2017-18, including 6,012 in undergraduate programs and 1,514 in graduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Graduate and professional degrees awarded	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	54	31	85
Elementary Education and Teaching	47	8	-	55
Health Teacher Education	39	-	-	39
Special Education and Teaching, General	35	2	-	37
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	24	-	24
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	-	17	-	17
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	2	-	14	16
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	15	-	-	15
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	7	-	-	7
Reading Teacher Education	-	-	5	5
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	2	1	-	3
Technical Teacher Education	3	-	-	3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-	-	1	1
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other	-	1	-	1
Social Science Teacher Education	1	-	-	1
Biology Teacher Education	-	-	-	-
Business Teacher Education	-	-	-	-
Education total	151	107	51	309	13.6
Industrial Technology/Technician	31	148	-	179
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other	-	-	103	103
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians, Other	-	-	13	13
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other	-	-	3	3
Engineering Technology, General	-	-	-	-
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total	31	148	119	298	13.2
Business Administration and Management, General	6	55	-	61
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	55	-	-	55
Management Science	55	-	-	55
Accounting	47	-	-	47
Finance, General	35	-	-	35
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	-	-	12	12
Construction Management	-	-	-	-
Management Information Systems, General	-	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	198	55	12	265	11.7
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	120	36	-	156
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General	27	-	-	27
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total	147	36	-	183	8.1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	140	-	-	140
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	140	-	-	140	6.2
Communication, General	87	8	-	95
Public Relations/Image Management	21	-	-	21
Journalism	20	-	-	20
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	128	8	-	136	6
Sociology	63	-	-	63
Political Science and Government, General	20	13	-	33
Economics, General	15	11	-	26
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	-	3	1	4
Geography	4	-	-	4
Criminology	-	-	-	-
Social Sciences total	102	27	1	130	5.7
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	32	37	-	69
Dietetics/Dietitian	-	23	-	23
Athletic Training/Trainer	13	-	-	13
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	-	11	-	11
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	10	-	-	10
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	3	-	-	3
Health Professions and Related Programs total	58	71	-	129	5.7
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	110	17	-	127
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total	110	17	-	127	5.6
Psychology, General	94	-	-	94
School Psychology	-	9	4	13
Clinical Psychology	-	9	-	9
Counseling Psychology	-	-	-	-
Psychology total	94	18	4	116	5.1
Art/Art Studies, General	33	38	-	71
Music, General	25	6	-	31
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	7	-	-	7
Visual and Performing Arts total	65	44	-	109	4.8
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	72	26	-	98
Ecology	-	-	-	-
Biotechnology	-	-	-	-
Botany/Plant Biology	-	-	-	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	-	-	-	-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total	72	26	-	98	4.3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	54	-	-	54
Systems Science and Theory	-	12	-	12
Gerontology	-	8	-	8
Mathematics and Computer Science	6	-	-	6
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total	60	20	-	80	3.5
English Language and Literature, General	28	10	-	38
Writing, General	-	-	1	1
English Language and Literature/Letters total	28	10	1	39	1.7
History, General	18	17	-	35
History total	18	17	-	35	1.5
Chemistry, General	7	6	-	13
Geology/Earth Science, General	10	-	-	10
Physics, General	4	-	-	4
Physical Sciences total	21	6	-	27	1.2
Computer and Information Sciences, Other	21	-	-	21
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other	-	-	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	21	-	-	21	0.9
Mathematics, General	8	4	-	12
Mathematics and Statistics total	8	4	-	12	0.5
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	8	-	-	8
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total	8	-	-	8	0.4
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	-	-	3	3
Architecture and Related Services total	-	-	3	3	0.1
African-American/Black Studies	1	-	-	1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total	1	-	-	1	0
Philosophy	1	-	-	1
Philosophy and Religious Studies total	1	-	-	1	0
Engineering, Other	-	-	-	-
Engineering total	-	-	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	-	-	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total	-	-	-	-	-