The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Athens conferred 2809 bachelor's degrees and 410 master's degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 2517 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 361 master's degrees in general business administration and management and 287 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management.
The university enrolled 28,480 students for 2017-18, including 22,309 in undergraduate programs and 6,171 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 2,517 | 1 | 109 | - | 2,627 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 155 | - | 206 | - | 361 | |
| Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | - | - | 184 | - | 184 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 74 | - | 32 | - | 106 | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | - | - | 46 | - | 46 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 20 | - | 20 | - | 40 | |
| Physician Assistant | - | - | 38 | - | 38 | |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 20 | - | - | 2 | 22 | |
| Public Health, General | 6 | - | 15 | - | 21 | |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Environmental Health | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Nursing Administration | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| International Public Health/International Health | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Health and Wellness, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 2,809 | 5 | 653 | 2 | 3,469 | 34.4 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 287 | 2 | 361 | 13 | 663 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 184 | - | - | 101 | 285 | |
| Finance, General | 142 | - | - | - | 142 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 101 | 1 | - | - | 102 | |
| Accounting | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 21 | - | - | 23 | 44 | |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 16 | - | - | 20 | 36 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Customer Service Management | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Actuarial Science | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Financial Planning and Services | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tourism and Travel Services Management | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 870 | 3 | 361 | 163 | 1,397 | 13.8 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 228 | - | 13 | - | 241 | |
| Journalism | 219 | - | 10 | - | 229 | |
| Radio and Television | 182 | - | 10 | - | 192 | |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | - | - | - | 100 | 100 | |
| Photojournalism | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | |
| Organizational Communication, General | 1 | - | 16 | - | 17 | |
| Health Communication | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Broadcast Journalism | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 688 | - | 52 | 100 | 840 | 8.3 |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 152 | - | 9 | - | 161 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 147 | - | - | - | 147 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 47 | - | 47 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 38 | - | 9 | - | 47 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 38 | - | 38 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | - | 31 | - | 31 | |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | - | - | 26 | - | 26 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | - | 22 | - | 22 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| French Language Teacher Education | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | - | - | - | - | - | |
| German Language Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Art Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 340 | - | 217 | 1 | 558 | 5.5 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 85 | - | 22 | 7 | 114 | |
| Sociology | 79 | - | 14 | - | 93 | |
| Criminology | 68 | - | - | - | 68 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | - | - | 50 | - | 50 | |
| Geography | 27 | - | 9 | 11 | 47 | |
| Economics, General | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | |
| Political Science and Government, Other | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 8 | - | 11 | - | 19 | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| Anthropology | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Geography, Other | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Social Sciences total | 333 | - | 121 | 58 | 512 | 5.1 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | 134 | - | 135 | - | 269 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 9 | - | 140 | 5 | 154 | |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 161 | - | 275 | 5 | 441 | 4.4 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 42 | - | 39 | 21 | 102 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 89 | - | 8 | - | 97 | |
| Engineering, General | - | - | 60 | - | 60 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 | - | 21 | - | 57 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 39 | - | 7 | - | 46 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 27 | - | 16 | - | 43 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Engineering, Other | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Engineering total | 233 | - | 158 | 21 | 412 | 4.1 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 252 | - | - | - | 252 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | - | 53 | - | - | 53 | |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 252 | 65 | - | - | 317 | 3.1 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 141 | - | 4 | 3 | 148 | |
| Exercise Physiology | 79 | - | 8 | - | 87 | |
| Wildlife Biology | 27 | - | - | - | 27 | |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 10 | - | 3 | - | 13 | |
| Ecology | 4 | - | - | 5 | 9 | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | - | 4 | - | 8 | |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Microbiology, General | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Bioinformatics | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| Neuroscience | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 281 | - | 19 | 14 | 314 | 3.1 |
| Music Performance, General | 34 | - | 25 | - | 59 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 36 | - | - | - | 36 | |
| Acting | 15 | - | 8 | - | 23 | |
| Graphic Design | 16 | - | 1 | - | 17 | |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 1 | - | 14 | - | 15 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 5 | - | 10 | - | 15 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 4 | - | 5 | - | 9 | |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 4 | - | 3 | - | 7 | |
| Dance, General | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Printmaking | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Painting | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Commercial Photography | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Theatre/Theatre Arts Management | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Sculpture | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Photography | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Voice and Opera | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Keyboard Instruments | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 128 | - | 92 | - | 220 | 2.2 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 68 | - | 2 | - | 70 | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 39 | - | 14 | 10 | 63 | |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 40 | - | 1 | - | 41 | |
| Foodservice Systems Administration/Management | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | |
| Housing and Human Environments, General | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Family Resource Management Studies, General | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Child Development | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 181 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 209 | 2.1 |
| Psychology, General | 173 | - | - | - | 173 | |
| Clinical Psychology | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| Experimental Psychology | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Psychology total | 173 | - | 26 | - | 199 | 2 |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 64 | - | - | 122 | 186 | |
| Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 64 | - | - | 122 | 186 | 1.8 |
| Social Work | 105 | - | 42 | - | 147 | |
| Public Administration | - | - | 24 | - | 24 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 105 | - | 66 | - | 171 | 1.7 |
| Information Technology | 57 | - | - | - | 57 | |
| Computer Science | 38 | - | 6 | - | 44 | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 26 | - | 5 | - | 31 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 123 | - | 11 | - | 134 | 1.3 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | - | 4 | 9 | 44 | 57 | |
| Gerontology | - | - | - | 26 | 26 | |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | |
| Museology/Museum Studies | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | |
| Human Computer Interaction | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Human Biology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | - | 4 | 9 | 118 | 131 | 1.3 |
| Chemistry, General | 36 | - | 8 | - | 44 | |
| Physics, General | 13 | - | 20 | - | 33 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 21 | - | 9 | - | 30 | |
| Astrophysics | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Physical Sciences total | 75 | - | 37 | - | 112 | 1.1 |
| Women's Studies | 7 | - | - | 37 | 44 | |
| Latin American Studies | 3 | - | 4 | 8 | 15 | |
| European Studies/Civilization | 2 | - | - | 13 | 15 | |
| African Studies | 1 | - | 10 | 2 | 13 | |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 5 | - | 4 | - | 9 | |
| East Asian Studies | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| French Studies | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Southeast Asian Studies | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 19 | - | 18 | 67 | 104 | 1 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 12 | - | 34 | - | 46 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | |
| Creative Writing | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | |
| Writing, General | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 50 | - | 34 | 5 | 89 | 0.9 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 22 | - | 5 | - | 27 | |
| Linguistics | 11 | - | 15 | - | 26 | |
| French Language and Literature | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | |
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| German Language and Literature | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 41 | - | 21 | 1 | 63 | 0.6 |
| Environmental Studies | 2 | - | 27 | 34 | 63 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 2 | - | 27 | 34 | 63 | 0.6 |
| History, General | 40 | - | - | 6 | 46 | |
| History, Other | - | - | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| History total | 40 | - | 9 | 11 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Mathematics, General | 20 | - | 18 | - | 38 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Analysis and Functional Analysis | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 25 | - | 18 | - | 43 | 0.4 |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | |
| Aviation/Airway Management and Operations | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | 28 | - | - | - | 28 | 0.3 |
| Philosophy | 5 | - | 2 | - | 7 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Islamic Studies | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 9 | - | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
| Security and Loss Prevention Services | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | 0.1 |
| Equestrian/Equine Studies | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Legal Studies, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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