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Graduates earn 781 degrees, certificates from the University of the Sciences

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About 81 percent of the 781 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of the Sciences in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related 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 Philadelphia conferred 300 doctor's degrees and 234 bachelor's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a doctor's degree in pharmacy. Data shows the school gave out 195 doctor's degrees in pharmacy, followed by 116 bachelor's degrees in "other" pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration and 89 bachelor's degrees in general health services/allied health/health sciences.

The university enrolled 2,231 students for 2017-18, including 1,231 in undergraduate programs and 1,000 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Pharmacy-195-195
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other116--116
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General89--89
Physical Therapy/Therapist-71-71
Occupational Therapy/Therapist-57-57
Physician Assistant-36-36
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management167-23
Health Services Administration-12-12
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design-8-8
Pharmaceutical Sciences7--7
Public Health, General-7-7
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist6--6
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs-415
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy-1-1
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry----
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other----
Health Professions and Related Programs total234398163381
Biomedical Sciences, General45--45
Pharmacology and Toxicology107-17
Biology/Biological Sciences, General15--15
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology-8-8
Biochemistry33-6
Oncology and Cancer Biology-3-3
Microbiology, General2--2
Bioinformatics-2-2
Biostatistics--11
Biotechnology----
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total752319912.7
Psychology, General7--7
Health/Medical Psychology-5-5
Psychology total75-121.5
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing-6511
English Language and Literature/Letters total-65111.4
Chemistry, General63-9
Physics, General2--2
Physical Sciences total83-111.4
Food Science and Technology, Other--1010
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total--10101.3
Health Communication--22
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total--220.3
Kinesiology and Exercise Science2--2
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total2--20.3
Environmental Science1--1
Natural Resources and Conservation total1--10.1
Finance, General----
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total-----
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other----
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total-----

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