About 27.5 percent of the 668 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Alaska Southeast in 2017-18 were to students in education 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 Juneau conferred 90 master’s degrees and 79 certificates in education programs.
But the single most popular program was for a certificate in criminal justice/police science. Data shows the school gave out 82 certificates in criminal justice/police science, followed by 52 bachelor’s degrees in general business administration and management and 46 certificates in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide.
The university enrolled 2,266 students for 2017-18, including 2,010 in undergraduate programs and 256 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 11 | – | 7 | 34 | 52 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 4 | – | 21 | 27 | 52 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | – | 23 | – | 23 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | – | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | – | 18 | – | 18 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | – | – | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | – | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Education, General | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 15 | – | 90 | 79 | 184 | 27.5 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 52 | 25 | – | – | 77 | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | – | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Small Business Administration/Management | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Banking and Financial Support Services | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 52 | 25 | – | 20 | 97 | 14.5 |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | – | – | – | 46 | 46 | |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | – | 6 | – | 11 | 17 | |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | – | – | – | 12 | 12 | |
| Public Health, General | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Pre-Nursing Studies | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiographer | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | – | 12 | – | 80 | 92 | 13.8 |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | – | 1 | – | 82 | 83 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | – | 1 | – | 82 | 83 | 12.4 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | – | 45 | – | – | 45 | |
| General Studies | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | – | 45 | – | – | 45 | 6.7 |
| Public Administration | – | – | 33 | – | 33 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | – | – | 33 | – | 33 | 4.9 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | – | – | – | 19 | 19 | |
| Precision Production total | – | – | – | 19 | 19 | 2.8 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | – | 2 | – | 7 | 9 | |
| Environmental Studies | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 9 | 2 | – | 7 | 18 | 2.7 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 11 | 6 | – | – | 17 | 2.5 |
| Social Sciences, General | 17 | – | – | – | 17 | |
| Social Sciences total | 17 | – | – | – | 17 | 2.5 |
| Carpentry/Carpenter | – | 2 | – | 12 | 14 | |
| Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Construction Trades total | – | 2 | – | 12 | 14 | 2.1 |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | – | 4 | – | 9 | 13 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | – | 4 | – | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | 1.8 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Mathematics, General | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 0.6 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 0.4 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 0.4 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 0.2 |
| Marine Transportation, Other | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
