Degree Programs Overview
Shenandoah University offers 142 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.
A total of 1,146 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at SU. 486 students completed bachelor's programs and 271 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at SU. 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 |
Bachelor's | 55 | NOT OFFERED | 486 | 178 | 308 |
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Master's | 21 | NOT OFFERED | 271 | 47 | 224 |
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Doctor's | 12 | NOT OFFERED | 266 | 81 | 185 |
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Post-Graduate Certificate | 37 | NOT OFFERED | 120 | 24 | 96 |
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At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate | 15 | NOT OFFERED | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Shenandoah University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($61,865) after graduation and the Business Administration, Management and Operations program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $47,322 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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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing |
$61,865 | $5,155 | $25,000 | $265 |
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Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$47,322 | $3,944 | $25,000 | $265 |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas |
$42,932 | $3,578 | $27,000 | $286 |
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Criminal Justice and Corrections |
$41,895 | $3,491 | $23,250 | $246 |
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Psychology, General |
$35,748 | $2,979 | $25,000 | $265 |
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Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft |
$29,555 | $2,463 | $27,000 | $286 |
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Music |
$27,313 | $2,276 | $25,500 | $270 |
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Dance |
$25,004 | $2,084 | - | - |
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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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Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$113,374 | $9,448 | $39,115 | $445 |
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing |
$104,182 | $8,682 | $49,022 | $558 |
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Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions |
$86,370 | $7,198 | $104,000 | $1,183 |
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Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions |
$60,303 | $5,025 | $58,924 | $670 |
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Education, General |
$55,231 | $4,603 | $27,108 | $308 |
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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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Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions |
$82,110 | $6,843 | $114,000 | $1,297 |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Shenandoah University.
At the school, the Pharmacy Doctoral (Professional Practice) program has the most completers of 148 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 113 students.
Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Religious/Sacred Music | 1 | 1 | - |
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American History (United States) | 1 | - | 1 |
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Music (other) | 1 | - | 1 |
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Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 113 | 8 | 105 |
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Business Administration and Management | 60 | 51 | 9 |
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Exercise Physiology | 42 | 11 | 31 |
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Psychology | 31 | 4 | 27 |
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Musical Theatre | 26 | 10 | 16 |
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Biology/Biological Sciences | 21 | 6 | 15 |
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Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 20 | 11 | 9 |
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Music Performance | 15 | 6 | 9 |
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Public Health (other) | 14 | 4 | 10 |
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Acting | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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Popular Master Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Physician Assistant | 56 | 7 | 49 |
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Business Administration and Management | 55 | 13 | 42 |
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Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 32 | 1 | 31 |
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Education | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | 17 | 1 | 16 |
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Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 16 | 1 | 15 |
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Athletic Training/Trainer | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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Music Pedagogy | 13 | 1 | 12 |
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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Applied Behavior Analysis | 9 | - | 9 |
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Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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Physical Therapy/Therapist | 73 | 20 | 53 |
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Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 56 | 4 | 52 |
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Music Performance | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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Educational Leadership and Administration | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | 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 Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
American/United States Studies/Civilization | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Radio and Television | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Information Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Information Science/Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
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Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 18 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Multicultural Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
2 |
12 |
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Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
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Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
26 |
---|
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
---|
Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Secondary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
---|
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 16 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
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Music Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | 3 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
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Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 |
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Drama and Dance Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Language Interpretation and Translation | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
English Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
21 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Exercise Physiology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
42 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Conservation Biology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
8 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Computational and Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Business Analytics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Kinesiology and Exercise Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Sports Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Religion/Religious Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Religious/Sacred Music | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
31 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
20 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Public Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Political Science and Government (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Visual and Performing Arts | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Dance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Acting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
12 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Musical Theatre | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
26 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Costume Design | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Film/Cinema/Video Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Music | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Music Performance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
15 | 7 |
6 |
0 |
---|
Music Theory and Composition | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Conducting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Keyboard Instruments | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Jazz/Jazz Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Music Pedagogy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 13 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
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Music Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Music (other) | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Health and Wellness | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Physician Assistant | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 56 |
19 |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Athletic Training/Trainer | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 15 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Pharmacy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
148 |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
---|
Public Health (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Music Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
7 |
---|
Occupational Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 32 |
56 |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
73 |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
---|
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
113 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Nursing Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
---|
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 |
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 17 |
1 |
0 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
60 | 55 |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
---|
Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
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Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Digital Marketing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
60 | 55 |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
---|
Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
---|
Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Digital Marketing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
---|
History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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American History (United States) | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |