Sangamon Sun

About 40 percent of the 1,547 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Illinois at Springfield in 2017-18 were to students in computer and information sciences and 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 public institution in Springfield conferred 470 master's degrees and 149 bachelor's degrees in computer and information sciences and support services programs.

But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in computer science. Data shows the school gave out 338 master's degrees in computer science, followed by 132 master's degrees in computer systems analysis/analyst and 131 bachelor's degrees in computer science.

The university enrolled 4,575 students for 2017-18, including 2,814 in undergraduate programs and 1,761 in graduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Graduate and professional degrees awarded	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Computer Science	131	338	-	469
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	9	132	-	141
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	9	-	-	9
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	149	470	-	619	40
Business Administration and Management, General	112	45	-	157
Accounting	57	32	-	89
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	2	-	-	2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	171	77	-	248	16
Public Administration	-	49	1	50
Social Work	31	-	-	31
Human Services, General	-	25	-	25
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	-	-	10	10
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total	31	74	11	116	7.5
Psychology, General	62	-	-	62
Counseling Psychology	-	22	-	22
Psychology total	62	22	-	84	5.4
Communication, General	44	5	-	49
Journalism	-	12	-	12
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	44	17	-	61	3.9
Political Science and Government, General	22	20	-	42
Sociology and Anthropology	11	-	-	11
Economics, General	6	-	-	6
Social Sciences total	39	20	-	59	3.8
Public Health, General	-	29	5	34
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	18	-	-	18
Public Health, Other	-	-	5	5
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	-	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Programs total	18	29	10	57	3.7
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	36	3	-	39
Biochemistry	4	-	-	4
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total	40	3	-	43	2.8
Environmental Studies	8	28	-	36
Environmental Science	-	5	-	5
Natural Resources and Conservation total	8	33	-	41	2.6
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	33	-	-	33
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total	33	-	-	33	2.1
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	13	4	17
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	-	12	-	12
Elementary Education and Teaching	3	-	-	3
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	-	-	-	-
Education total	3	25	4	32	2.1
English Language and Literature, General	24	7	-	31
English Language and Literature/Letters total	24	7	-	31	2
History, General	18	9	-	27
History total	18	9	-	27	1.8
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	23	-	-	23
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	-	4	-	4
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	23	4	-	27	1.8
Mathematics, General	24	-	-	24
Mathematics and Statistics total	24	-	-	24	1.6
Legal Studies, General	2	12	-	14
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	3	5	-	8
Legal Professions and Studies total	5	17	-	22	1.4
Fine/Studio Arts, General	9	-	-	9
Visual and Performing Arts total	9	-	-	9	0.6
Chemistry, General	6	-	-	6
Physical Sciences total	6	-	-	6	0.4
International/Global Studies	4	-	-	4
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total	4	-	-	4	0.3
Philosophy	4	-	-	4
Philosophy and Religious Studies total	4	-	-	4	0.3