Will County Gazette

About 26.5 percent of the 1,937 degrees and certificates handed out by Lewis University in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services 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 private not-for-profit institution in Romeoville conferred 267 bachelor's degrees and 244 master's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 163 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 147 master's degrees in general business administration and management and 143 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice/safety studies.

The university enrolled 6,440 students for 2017-18, including 4,351 in undergraduate programs and 2,089 in graduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Associates degrees	Graduate and professional degrees awarded	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Business Administration and Management, General	86	-	147	-	233
Organizational Leadership	17	-	61	3	81
Accounting	47	-	-	-	47
Finance, General	28	-	12	-	40
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	37	-	-	-	37
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	21	-	-	-	21
Management Science	-	-	21	-	21
Information Resources Management	10	-	-	-	10
Management Information Systems, General	9	-	-	-	9
Business/Managerial Economics	8	-	-	-	8
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	4	-	-	-	4
Project Management	-	-	3	-	3
International Business/Trade/Commerce	-	-	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	267	-	244	3	514	26.5
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	163	-	-	-	163
Nursing Administration	-	-	81	-	81
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	-	-	33	-	33
Athletic Training/Trainer	17	-	-	-	17
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	4	-	-	-	4
Nursing Practice	-	-	3	-	3
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician	2	-	-	-	2
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	2	-	-	-	2
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	1	-	-	-	1
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	1	-	-	-	1
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	-	-	-	1	1
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	-	-	-	-	-
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	-	-	-	-	-
Critical Care Nursing	-	-	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Programs total	190	-	117	1	308	15.9
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	143	-	23	-	166
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other	-	-	29	-	29
Forensic Science and Technology	13	-	-	-	13
Fire Services Administration	-	-	-	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total	156	-	52	-	208	10.7
Special Education and Teaching, General	25	-	14	-	39
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	38	-	38
Elementary Education and Teaching	22	-	5	-	27
Secondary Education and Teaching	14	-	9	-	23
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	-	22	-	22
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	15	-	4	-	19
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	11	-	11
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	3	-	1	-	4
Spanish Language Teacher Education	1	-	-	-	1
Reading Teacher Education	-	-	1	-	1
Education total	80	-	105	-	185	9.6
Computer Science	88	-	7	-	95
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	21	-	38	-	59
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	-	-	26	-	26
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	109	-	71	-	180	9.3
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	71	-	-	-	71
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General	9	-	27	-	36
Air Traffic Controller	10	-	-	-	10
Transportation and Materials Moving, Other	3	-	-	-	3
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	-	-	-	-	-
Transportation and Materials Moving total	93	-	27	-	120	6.2
Psychology, General	88	-	-	-	88
Counseling Psychology	-	-	1	-	1
Psychology total	88	-	1	-	89	4.6
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	59	-	-	-	59
Biomedical Sciences, General	2	-	-	2	4
Biochemistry	3	-	-	-	3
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total	64	-	-	2	66	3.4
Chemistry, General	25	-	3	-	28
Physics, General	20	-	1	-	21
Chemical Physics	-	-	-	-	-
Physical Sciences total	45	-	4	-	49	2.5
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	22	-	-	-	22
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	15	-	-	-	15
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total	37	-	-	-	37	1.9
Public Relations/Image Management	16	-	-	-	16
Radio and Television	9	-	-	-	9
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	2	-	-	-	2
Organizational Communication, General	2	-	-	-	2
Journalism	1	-	-	-	1
Mass Communication/Media Studies	1	-	-	-	1
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	31	-	-	-	31	1.6
Social Work	29	-	-	-	29
Community Organization and Advocacy	2	-	-	-	2
Public Administration	-	-	-	-	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total	31	-	-	-	31	1.6
Commercial and Advertising Art	11	-	-	-	11
Art/Art Studies, General	4	-	-	-	4
Music, General	2	-	-	-	2
Design and Visual Communications, General	2	-	-	-	2
Painting	1	-	-	-	1
Drawing	1	-	-	-	1
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	-	-	-	-	-
Music Management	-	-	-	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts total	21	-	-	-	21	1.1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	16	-	-	-	16
General Studies	2	-	-	-	2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	18	-	-	-	18	0.9
Mathematics, General	14	-	-	-	14
Mathematics and Statistics total	14	-	-	-	14	0.7
Sociology	8	-	-	-	8
Political Science and Government, General	2	-	-	-	2
International Relations and Affairs	2	-	-	-	2
Social Sciences total	12	-	-	-	12	0.6
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	11	-	-	-	11
Legal Professions and Studies total	11	-	-	-	11	0.6
History, General	10	-	-	-	10
History total	10	-	-	-	10	0.5
English Language and Literature, General	9	-	-	-	9
English Language and Literature/Letters total	9	-	-	-	9	0.5
Environmental Science	9	-	-	-	9
Natural Resources and Conservation total	9	-	-	-	9	0.5
Religion/Religious Studies	4	-	-	-	4
Philosophy, Other	2	-	-	-	2
Philosophy	-	-	-	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies total	6	-	-	-	6	0.3
Computer Engineering, General	3	-	-	-	3
Engineering total	3	-	-	-	3	0.2
Spanish Language and Literature	3	-	-	-	3
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total	3	-	-	-	3	0.2
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	-	3	-	-	3
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	-	-	-	-	-
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total	-	3	-	-	3	0.2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	-	-	-	-	-
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total	-	-	-	-	-	-