Graduates earn 751 degrees from North Central College
About 29.2 percent of the 751 degrees and certificates handed out by North Central College 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 Naperville conferred 193 bachelor's degrees and 26 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 general psychology. Data shows the school gave out 72 bachelor's degrees in general psychology, followed by 43 bachelor's degrees in general marketing/marketing management and 37 bachelor's degrees in kinesiology and exercise science.
The college enrolled 2,928 students for 2017-18, including 2,681 in undergraduate programs and 247 in graduate programs.
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 43 | - | 43 | |
| Accounting | 35 | - | 35 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 34 | - | 34 | |
| Finance, General | 26 | - | 26 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | - | 25 | 25 | |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 21 | - | 21 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 14 | - | 14 | |
| Small Business Administration/Management | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Actuarial Science | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | - | - | - | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 193 | 26 | 219 | 29.2 |
| Psychology, General | 72 | - | 72 | |
| Psychology total | 72 | - | 72 | 9.6 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 30 | - | 30 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 24 | 24 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 40 | 29 | 69 | 9.2 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 37 | - | 37 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 31 | - | 31 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 68 | - | 68 | 9 |
| Sociology | 23 | - | 23 | |
| Economics, General | 16 | - | 16 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Anthropology | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Social Sciences, Other | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Social Sciences total | 58 | - | 58 | 7.7 |
| Music, General | 16 | - | 16 | |
| Graphic Design | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Musical Theatre | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | - | - | - | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 47 | - | 47 | 6.3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 23 | - | 23 | |
| Neuroscience | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Biochemistry | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 34 | - | 34 | 4.5 |
| Organizational Communication, General | 16 | - | 16 | |
| Radio and Television | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Journalism | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 34 | - | 34 | 4.5 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | - | 23 | 23 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 3 | - | 3 | |
| General Studies | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.5 |
| Creative Writing | 15 | - | 15 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 12 | - | 12 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 27 | - | 27 | 3.6 |
| Chemistry, General | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Physics, General | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Analytical Chemistry | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 21 | - | 21 | 2.8 |
| Computer Science | 17 | - | 17 | |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | - | - | - | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 17 | - | 17 | 2.3 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 3 | - | 3 | |
| German Language and Literature | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | - | - | |
| French Language and Literature | - | - | - | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 13 | - | 13 | 1.7 |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist | - | - | - | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 12 | - | 12 | 1.6 |
| International/Global Studies | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | - | - | - | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | - | - | - | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 8 | - | 8 | 1.1 |
| History, General | 6 | - | 6 | |
| History total | 6 | - | 6 | 0.8 |
| Mathematics, General | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | - | - | - | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 4 | - | 4 | 0.5 |
| East Asian Studies | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 3 | - | 3 | 0.4 |
| Philosophy | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 3 | - | 3 | 0.4 |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 2 | - | 2 | 0.3 |
| Environmental Studies | - | - | - | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | - | - | - | - |