Degree Programs Overview
Columbus State University offers 127 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 1,656 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at CSU. 902 students completed bachelor's programs and 467 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at CSU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
Total | Men | Women |
Associate's | 9 | NOT OFFERED | 50 | 24 | 26 |
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Bachelor's | 48 | NOT OFFERED | 902 | 324 | 578 |
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Master's | 32 | 2 | 467 | 144 | 323 |
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Doctor's | 1 | NOT OFFERED | 27 | 5 | 22 |
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Post-Graduate Certificate | 16 | NOT OFFERED | 74 | 18 | 56 |
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At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate | 19 | NOT OFFERED | 59 | 33 | 26 |
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At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate | 2 | NOT OFFERED | 77 | 57 | 20 |
Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Columbus State University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Computer and Information Sciences, General program has the highest salary ($65,564) after graduation and the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $61,330 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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Computer and Information Sciences, General |
$65,564 | $5,464 | $29,750 | $315 |
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing |
$61,330 | $5,111 | $20,744 | $220 |
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Accounting and Related Services |
$43,376 | $3,615 | $23,625 | $250 |
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Finance and Financial Management Services |
$42,342 | $3,529 | $24,750 | $262 |
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Business/Commerce, General |
$40,454 | $3,371 | $27,000 | $286 |
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Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$40,043 | $3,337 | $27,732 | $294 |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas |
$39,380 | $3,282 | $27,500 | $292 |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods |
$35,829 | $2,986 | $28,544 | $303 |
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History |
$35,343 | $2,945 | - | - |
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Marketing |
$34,208 | $2,851 | $28,500 | $302 |
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Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies |
$33,517 | $2,793 | - | - |
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Sociology |
$32,998 | $2,750 | $28,500 | $302 |
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Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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Criminal Justice and Corrections |
$66,828 | $5,569 | - | - |
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Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$58,076 | $4,840 | $33,994 | $387 |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas |
$51,075 | $4,256 | - | - |
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Special Education and Teaching |
$50,572 | $4,214 | $30,871 | $351 |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods |
$50,084 | $4,174 | $34,166 | $389 |
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Student Counseling and Personnel Services |
$41,254 | $3,438 | $47,391 | $539 |
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Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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Educational Administration and Supervision |
$60,599 | $5,050 | $27,616 | $314 |
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Certificate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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Criminal Justice and Corrections |
$48,565 | $4,047 | - | - |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Columbus State University.
At the school, the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master program has the most completers of 118 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 114 students.
Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 77 | 57 | 20 |
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Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 16 | 5 | 11 |
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Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 12 | 9 | 3 |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Engineering (other) | 3 | 3 | - |
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Communication | 2 | - | 2 |
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Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 114 | 12 | 102 |
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 61 | 9 | 52 |
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Biology/Biological Sciences | 59 | 19 | 40 |
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Business/Commerce | 55 | 24 | 31 |
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Communication | 53 | 18 | 35 |
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Psychology | 46 | 8 | 38 |
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Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 44 | 17 | 27 |
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Computer and Information Sciences | 42 | 37 | 5 |
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 41 | 17 | 24 |
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Business Administration and Management | 30 | 12 | 18 |
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Popular Master Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 118 | 20 | 98 |
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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 46 | 33 | 13 |
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Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | 41 | 19 | 22 |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | 33 | 8 | 25 |
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Computer and Information Sciences | 29 | 12 | 17 |
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Special Education and Teaching | 28 | 6 | 22 |
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Business Administration and Management | 26 | 11 | 15 |
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Social Sciences (other) | 25 | 8 | 17 |
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Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 18 | - | 18 |
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Elementary Education and Teaching | 17 | 2 | 15 |
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Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Education (other) | 27 | 5 | 22 |
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Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Computer and Information Sciences | 20 | 16 | 4 |
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Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Spanish Language and Literature | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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International/Global Studies | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Mathematics and Statistics (other) | 1 | 1 | - |
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Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 1 | 1 | - |
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Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 | - | 1 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Environmental Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Latin American Studies | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Communication | NOT OFFERED |
2 |
53 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Mass Communication/Media Studies | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Computer and Information Sciences | 20 |
0 |
42 | 29 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Information Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
19 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 8 |
12 |
8 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 15 |
NOT OFFERED |
10 |
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Administration of Special Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
---|
Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | 28 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 18 |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
17 | 17 |
NOT OFFERED |
32 |
---|
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
---|
Secondary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 16 |
NOT OFFERED |
7 |
---|
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 33 |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Art Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Mathematics Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Music Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 8 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Social Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Social Studies Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Drama and Dance Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Education (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
27 |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Engineering (other) | NOT OFFERED |
3 |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Foreign Languages and Literatures | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Spanish Language and Literature | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
English Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
28 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Rhetoric and Composition | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
16 |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
General Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) | NOT OFFERED |
7 |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
59 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Mathematics and Statistics (other) | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Gerontology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
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Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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International/Global Studies | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
44 | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
46 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 77 |
3 |
41 | 46 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other) | NOT OFFERED |
0 |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Social Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 25 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Design and Visual Communications | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 10 |
7 |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Art/Art Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Drawing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Music | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Music Performance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
13 |
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Music Theory and Composition | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Medical Informatics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
114 | 9ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 118ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Business/Commerce | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
55 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
30 | 26 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
23 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Finance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
18 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
---|
Management Information Systems | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 41 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Business/Commerce | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
55 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
30 | 26 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
23 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Finance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
18 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
---|
Management Information Systems | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 41 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |