The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Lynchburg conferred 1745 master's degrees and 1606 bachelor's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in general business administration and management. Data shows the school gave out 1468 master's degrees in general business administration and management, followed by 1396 master's degrees in "other" mental and social health services and allied professions and 1291 bachelor's degrees in general business administration and management.
The university enrolled 79,152 students for 2017-18, including 45,935 in undergraduate programs and 33,217 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 1,291 | - | 1,493 | 115 | 2,899 | |
| Accounting | 216 | 53 | 198 | 11 | 478 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | 22 | 152 | - | - | 174 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 77 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 127 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | - | - | 59 | - | 59 | |
| Project Management | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 1,606 | 230 | 1,770 | 134 | 3,740 | 19.2 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 281 | - | 242 | - | 523 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 240 | 170 | 410 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 147 | - | 244 | - | 391 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 241 | 86 | 36 | - | 363 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | - | 232 | - | 232 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 67 | 149 | 216 | |
| Education, General | 30 | - | 80 | - | 110 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | - | 95 | - | 95 | |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other | - | - | 59 | - | 59 | |
| Education, Other | 4 | 41 | - | - | 45 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | - | - | 37 | 5 | 42 | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | - | - | 40 | - | 40 | |
| History Teacher Education | - | - | 39 | - | 39 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | - | - | - | 37 | 37 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | - | - | 21 | 13 | 34 | |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | - | - | - | 30 | 30 | |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | - | - | 6 | 22 | 28 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 20 | - | - | 2 | 22 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | - | 20 | - | 20 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Education total | 723 | 127 | 1,463 | 428 | 2,741 | 14.1 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other | - | - | 1,396 | 36 | 1,432 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 415 | - | - | - | 415 | |
| Public Health, General | - | - | 267 | 30 | 297 | |
| Nursing Administration | - | - | 147 | - | 147 | |
| Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | - | - | 126 | - | 126 | |
| Medical Office Assistant/Specialist | - | 92 | - | - | 92 | |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 79 | - | - | - | 79 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 22 | - | 35 | - | 57 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | - | - | - | 42 | 42 | |
| Nursing Practice | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 526 | 92 | 1,994 | 108 | 2,720 | 14 |
| Psychology, General | 1,208 | 187 | - | - | 1,395 | |
| Counseling Psychology | - | - | 640 | - | 640 | |
| Applied Psychology | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Psychology total | 1,208 | 187 | 643 | - | 2,038 | 10.5 |
| Theology/Theological Studies | - | - | 1,055 | 98 | 1,153 | |
| Divinity/Ministry | - | - | 459 | - | 459 | |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 17 | - | - | 127 | 144 | |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 28 | - | - | 52 | 80 | |
| Religious/Sacred Music | 21 | - | 32 | 4 | 57 | |
| Religious Education | - | - | 38 | - | 38 | |
| Youth Ministry | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | |
| Lay Ministry | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Theology and Religious Vocations total | 93 | - | 1,584 | 281 | 1,958 | 10 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1,192 | 286 | 86 | - | 1,564 | |
| International/Global Studies | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Biopsychology | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 1,241 | 286 | 86 | - | 1,613 | 8.3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 863 | 122 | 11 | - | 996 | |
| Christian Studies | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | |
| Philosophy | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 893 | 122 | 11 | - | 1,026 | 5.3 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 613 | 96 | 166 | 20 | 895 | |
| Forensic Science and Technology | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 618 | 96 | 166 | 20 | 900 | 4.6 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 67 | - | 105 | 7 | 179 | |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 125 | - | 45 | - | 170 | |
| Outdoor Education | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 199 | - | 150 | 7 | 356 | 1.8 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 110 | 54 | - | 54 | 218 | |
| Law | - | - | 44 | - | 44 | |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | - | - | 39 | - | 39 | |
| International Law and Legal Studies | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Pre-Law Studies | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | 111 | 54 | 91 | 54 | 310 | 1.6 |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 75 | - | 8 | - | 83 | |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 65 | - | - | - | 65 | |
| Music Pedagogy | 12 | - | 18 | - | 30 | |
| Graphic Design | 18 | - | 1 | - | 19 | |
| Music, General | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | |
| Music, Other | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Voice and Opera | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Keyboard Instruments | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Music Performance, General | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Brass Instruments | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 247 | - | 31 | 1 | 279 | 1.4 |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 59 | - | 47 | - | 106 | |
| Communication, General | 63 | - | 13 | - | 76 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 37 | - | 15 | 10 | 62 | |
| Journalism | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Organizational Communication, General | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 181 | - | 75 | 15 | 271 | 1.4 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | - | - | 124 | 10 | 134 | |
| Social Work | 56 | - | - | - | 56 | |
| Human Services, General | 16 | - | 13 | - | 29 | |
| Public Administration | - | - | 1 | 14 | 15 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 72 | - | 138 | 24 | 234 | 1.2 |
| Information Technology | 110 | - | 2 | - | 112 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 36 | - | - | 2 | 38 | |
| Informatics | 12 | - | 6 | - | 18 | |
| Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 162 | - | 8 | 9 | 179 | 0.9 |
| History, General | 129 | - | 46 | - | 175 | |
| History total | 129 | - | 46 | - | 175 | 0.9 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 59 | - | 61 | - | 120 | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| Wildlife Biology | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Biochemistry | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Environmental Biology | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 108 | - | 61 | - | 169 | 0.9 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 115 | 1 | 1 | - | 117 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 39 | - | - | - | 39 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Social Sciences total | 163 | 1 | 1 | - | 165 | 0.8 |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General | 163 | - | - | - | 163 | |
| Aviation/Airway Management and Operations | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Airline Flight Attendant | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | 163 | - | - | - | 163 | 0.8 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 52 | - | - | - | 52 | |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 33 | - | - | - | 33 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 99 | - | - | - | 99 | 0.5 |
| Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare | - | - | 95 | - | 95 | |
| Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Military Technologies and Applied Sciences total | 3 | - | 95 | - | 98 | 0.5 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 75 | - | - | - | 75 | |
| General Studies | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 75 | 1 | - | - | 76 | 0.4 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 44 | - | 12 | - | 56 | |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 44 | - | 19 | - | 63 | 0.3 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering total | 56 | - | - | - | 56 | 0.3 |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | 0.1 |
| Mathematics, General | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | 0.1 |
| Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician | - | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | - | 11 | - | - | 11 | 0.1 |
| Chemistry, General | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| Construction Trades, General | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | |
| Construction Trades total | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
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