Major Programs and Completers by Degrees | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Degree Programs Overview

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania offers 125 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 35 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,451 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. 1,778 students completed bachelor's programs and 471 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. 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 Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	51	5	1,778	782	996
Master's	27	16	471	115	356
Doctor's	4	1	91	26	65
Post-Graduate Certificate	15	9	45	11	34
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	27	4	66	27	39

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians program has the highest salary ($70,161) after graduation and the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $66,219 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$70,161	$5,847	$24,000	$254
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$66,219	$5,518	$14,578	$155
Information Science/Studies	$58,390	$4,866	$21,500	$228
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$57,077	$4,756	$25,875	$274
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$54,964	$4,580	$21,500	$228
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	$46,972	$3,914	$26,549	$281
Political Science and Government	$46,963	$3,914	$25,000	$265
Accounting and Related Services	$46,696	$3,891	$21,250	$225
Mathematics	$45,517	$3,793	$22,700	$241
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,203	$3,767	$23,430	$248
Biology, General	$44,880	$3,740	$27,000	$286
Public Health	$42,535	$3,545	$26,000	$276

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$57,642	$4,804	$20,500	$233
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$53,163	$4,430	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,313	$4,276	$18,393	$209
Special Education and Teaching	$48,481	$4,040	$23,172	$264
Mathematics	$47,917	$3,993	-	-
History	$42,577	$3,548	$30,875	$351
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$41,430	$3,453	$49,371	$562
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$38,756	$3,230	-	-

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$71,277	$5,940	$76,814	$874

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

At the school, the Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician Bachelor program has the most completers of 176 and the Health and Wellness Bachelor program has the second most completers of 125 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	176	143	33
Health and Wellness	125	42	83
Special Education and Teaching	106	9	97
Psychology	99	11	88
Communication	83	30	53
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	69	28	41
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	63	4	59
Information Science/Studies	61	50	11
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	61	4	57
Public Health	60	9	51

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Special Education and Teaching	70	11	59
Reading Teacher Education	43	-	43
Physician Assistant	41	4	37
Business Administration and Management	33	16	17
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	30	14	16
History	29	18	11
Social Work	28	2	26
Natural Resources/Conservation	26	8	18
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	20	1	19
Mathematics	18	4	14

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Special Education and Teaching	16	3	13

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Sustainability Studies	15	5	10
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	14	11	3
Japanese Studies	9	2	7
International and Intercultural Communication	8	1	7
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	8	-	8
Public/Applied History	4	1	3
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	3	2	1
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	3	1	2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	2	-	2
Photography	2	1	1

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.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Latin American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Japanese Studies	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	83	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International and Intercultural Communication	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106	70	16	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	7

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	176	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Accounting and Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	30^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	99	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Securities Services Administration/Management	2	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Acting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Photography	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	125	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	63	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Animal-Assisted Therapy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	33^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38^ONLINE	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	33^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38^ONLINE	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public/Applied History	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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