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Graduates earn 2,662 degrees, certificates from Missouri University of Science and Technology

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About 64.8 percent of the 2,662 degrees and certificates handed out by Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2017-18 were to students in engineering 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 Rolla conferred 985 bachelor's degrees and 348 master's degrees in engineering programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Data shows the school gave out 228 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering, followed by 139 master's degrees in engineering/industrial management and 137 certificates in engineering/industrial management.

The university enrolled 8,601 students for 2017-18, including 6,843 in undergraduate programs and 1,758 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Mechanical Engineering228366270
Geological/Geophysical Engineering309267189
Civil Engineering, General11053-163
Electrical and Electronics Engineering94523149
Chemical Engineering11928-147
Mining and Mineral Engineering573247136
Engineering, Other--129129
Petroleum Engineering7144-115
Computer Engineering, General7517-92
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering599-68
Nuclear Engineering3310-43
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering402-42
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1718338
Systems Engineering-211536
Architectural Engineering34--34
Manufacturing Engineering-12820
Metallurgical Engineering182-20
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering--1414
Engineering Mechanics--1414
Materials Engineering-4-4
Computer Engineering, Other--11
Operations Research----
Engineering total9854323071,72464.8
Engineering/Industrial Management73140137350
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician----
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total7314013735013.2
Computer and Information Sciences, General10434-138
Information Science/Studies2526354
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician--44
Computer Science--33
Information Technology Project Management--11
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration--11
Information Technology----
Artificial Intelligence----
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance----
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total12960122017.6
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other29-2554
Management Science--2727
Business Administration and Management, General-26-26
Financial Planning and Services----
Finance, General----
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management----
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total2926521074
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other3518-53
Physics, General178-25
Chemistry, General109-19
Physical Sciences total6235-973.6
Biology/Biological Sciences, General51--51
Environmental Biology-3-3
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total513-542
Applied Mathematics, General1511-26
Mathematics, General-11-11
Applied Mathematics, Other--11
Statistics, General----
Mathematics and Statistics total15221381.4
Economics, General37--37
Social Sciences total37--371.4
Psychology, General14-317
Industrial and Organizational Psychology-9-9
Psychology, Other--22
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology----
Psychology total1495281
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing62311
English Language and Literature, General2--2
English Language and Literature/Letters total823130.5
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies7--7
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total7--70.3
History, General4--4
History total4--40.2
Philosophy2--2
Philosophy and Religious Studies total2--20.1
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism----
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total-----

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