About 15.2 percent of the 820 degrees and certificates handed out by the Wheaton College in 2016-17 were to students in Theology and Religious Vocations 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 Wheaton conferred 73 master's degrees and 46 bachelor's degrees in Theology and Religious Vocations programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in Business/Managerial Economics. Data shows the school gave out 61 bachelor's degrees in Business/Managerial Economics, followed by 53 bachelor's degrees in English Language and Literature, General and 45 bachelor's degrees in Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
The college enrolled 2,901 students for 2016-17, including 2,456 in undergraduate programs and 445 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Theology/Theological Studies
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
Theology and Religious Vocations total
International Relations and Affairs
Political Science and Government, General
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
Health Professions and Related Programs total
Business/Managerial Economics
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
Elementary Education and Teaching
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
Secondary Education and Teaching
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters total
Music Performance, General
Music Theory and Composition
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Visual and Performing Arts total
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
Geology/Earth Science, General
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
Applied Mathematics, General
Mathematics and Statistics total
Spanish Language and Literature
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
Natural Resources and Conservation total
