Total
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Since
DEGREE -89 -90 -91 -92 -93 -94 -95 -96 -97 -98 1965-66
Associate of Arts* 21
Bachelor of Architecture 19 14 13 12 17 26 31 23 31 27 351
Bachelor of Arts
African-American/African Studies 2 1 2 1 0 3 5 3 4 6 44
Anthropology 2 6 4 11 8 7 16 9 13 15 157
Architecture 52 48 32 38 55 44 44 50 30 56 952
Art 1 5 7 10 67
Biology 22 12 30 22 36 33 39 49 50 49 814
Business Administration 384 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,658
Chemistry 8 5 11 6 5 15 24 17 20 21 294
Communication Studies 22 81 106
Computer Science 21 21 17 12 22 21 46 35 30 27 385
Criminal Justice 22 61 91
Dance #0 3 3
Earth Sciences 4 4 8 6 9 8 9 5 9 5 197
Economics 46 60 65 64 54 46 59 41 43 32 899
Education 137 140 184 226 236 236 224 202 196 209 2,269
English 80 98 117 139 152 163 164 128 114 122 2,891
French 5 4 5 11 6 6 4 5 5 11 154
Geography 3 10 11 6 6 9 8 8 11 8 366
German 1 7 4 1 8 5 2 7 3 6 76
History 51 39 66 83 66 76 86 84 86 75 1,968
Human Development & Learning@ 726
Mathematics 17 20 17 21 21 30 23 22 14 16 627
Music$ $1 23
Philosophy 3 4 7 4 7 6 6 3 9 11 124
Physics 2 0 1 0 1 3 5 3 3 4 37
Political Science 68 50 82 96 112 104 87 85 87 64 1,795
Psychology 104 132 135 181 189 204 194 162 183 179 3,447
Religion 5 9 2 8 12 7 7 3 9 14 204
Sociology 37 36 42 48 48 51 51 54 55 67 1,336
Spanish 5 7 10 8 11 13 8 16 20 7 214
Theatre #0 2 2
Total B.A. Degrees 1,059 776 853 992 1,064 1,090 1,112 1,007 1,045 1,162 24,925
*The last Associate of Arts degree was granted by UNCC in 1968-69.
#Students first admitted to degree program during this academic year.
$B.A. degree in Music was phased out in 1972-73, was reinstated in July 1992 and once again phased out in March 1993.
@B.A. degree in Human Development & Learning was phased out in 1985-86.
Bachelor of Creative Arts*
Art 23 27 34 47 + 2 0 0 0 0 478
Creative Writing& 11
Dance 3 3 3 2 10 4 6 5 4 4 93
Music 7 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 122
Theater 4 7 7 14 11 12 8 8 8 7 193
Total B.C.A. Degrees 37 42 44 66 44 19 14 13 12 11 897
Bachelor of Engineering Tech. 122 110 112 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,511
Bachelor of Fine Arts # 37 42 36 46 52 232
Bachelor of Music 0 4 2 9 4 23
Bachelor of Science
Accounting 119 91 80 105 111 132 106 108 125 104 2,792
Biology 25 27 26 25 43 33 47 46 50 59 898
Chemistry 2 8 3 8 6 7 8 13 6 6 144
Computer Science 31 42 24 38 40 44 49 44 44 50 526
Criminal Justice$ 97 107 128 161 146 174 179 135 113 91 2,157
Earth Sciences 10 10 12 14 18 30 32 32 21 20 255
Geography 13 13 13 14 24 18 21 15 21 12 209
Geology 4 15
Health Fitness 22 28 62
Law Enforcement & Admin.$ 151
Mathematics 7 2 7 5 2 17 5 9 5 6 442
Nursing@ 370
Physics 2 2 1 2 1 4 5 1 3 1 58
Psychology 13 27 44 87
Total B.S. Degrees 306 302 294 372 391 459 455 428 448 425 8,166
Bach. of Science in Bus. Admin. #3 362 392 435 421 417 336 395 437 3,496
Bach. of Science in Civil Engin. 26 30 30 23 26 44 43 58 52 63 497
Bach. of Science in Elec. Engin. 46 52 60 45 54 63 68 54 50 40 685
Bach. of Science in Mech. Engin. 39 37 48 58 31 62 51 55 42 57 568
Bachelor of Science in Engin.^ 1,136
Bach. of Science in Engin. Tech. #1 90 115 111 105 102 99 736
Bachelor of Science in Nursing~ 120 84 99 127 134 133 107 117 129 87 2,657
Bach. of Science in Social Work 13 21 17 20 35 26 42 46 227
TOTAL BACHELOR DEGREES 1,774 1,755 1,928 2,222 2,326 2,489 2,490 2,260 2,403 2,510 46,107
#Students first admitted to degree program during this academic year.
*The Bachelor of Creative Arts was first awarded in 1972-73 replacing the B.A. in Art and in Music.
+Phasing out of degree program.
$The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice was first awarded in 1975-76 replacing the B.S. in Law
Enforcement and Administration.
&The B.C.A. degree in Creative Writing was phased out in 1982-83.
@The B.S. degree in Nursing was phased out in 1976-77.
~The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree was first awarded in 1977-78 replacing the B.S. in Nursing.
^The Bachelor of Science in Engineering was phased out in 1986-87.
Master of Arts
Biology 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10
Counselor Education 22 16 23 36 39 37 48 223
English 13 16 19 25 33 28 42 26 25 16 426
Geography 4 4 9 7 10 17 9 12 14 15 160
Gerontology #0 2 2
History 2 2 6 3 4 10 11 7 3 8 97
Liberal Studies 0 2 7 5 14
Mathematics 1 4 6 6 5 6 1 1 2 2 75
Mathematics Education 5 0 6 5 3 4 2 2 6 5 46
Psychology 10 11 9 15 17 18 17 22 19 25 179
Sociology 0 1 0 1 5 0 2 6 6 14 36
Student Personnel 1 3 5 6 3 1 19
Total M.A. Degrees 37 40 57 84 95 110 126 123 123 141 1,287
Master of Arts in Education
English 84
History 45
Mathematics 61
Total M.A.Ed. Degrees 190
Master of Business Admin.$ 48 63 70 86 104 86 73 89 107 96 1,232
Master of Education% 178 190 197 198 164 136 155 139 134 125 4,151
Master of Engineering 0 0 0 0 1
Master of Health Administration #2 2
Master of Human Dev. & Learning% 18 24 23 12 15 8 +4 2 1,168
Master of Management 56
Master of Public Administration 4 4 9 9 10 11 22 84 37 41 237
*The Master of Arts degree in English and in History were first awarded in 1977-78 replacing
the M.A.Ed.'s in English and History.
^Off-campus program.
#Students first admitted to degree program during this academic year.
$The Master of Business Administration was first awarded in 1976-77 replacing the Master of Management.
+Phasing out of degree program.
Master of Science
Applied Mathematics 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 11
Applied Physics 0 1 5 3 3 14
Applied Statistics 0 2 0 3 0 7
Biology 4 7 6 2 8 9 9 13 13 10 146
Chemistry 2 3 2 1 2 2 5 5 3 9 58
Computer Science 14 15 11 26 28 34 31 39 37 44 291
Criminal Justice 9 8 9 5 6 10 12 8 13 11 111
Economics 8 4 7 4 6 10 10 49
Health Promotion #11 11
Total M.S. Degrees 30 36 29 42 53 62 65 77 84 99 698
Master of School Administration 6 15 18 39
Master of Science in Architecture 5 5 0 5 5 20
Master of Science in Civil Engrg. 6 2 9 9 11 11 11 9 73
Master of Science in Elect. Engrg. 8 17 14 14 13 24 20 5 117
Master of Science in Mech. Engrg. 3 9 8 5 12 15 13 16 83
Master of Science in Engineering 19 + 4 1 7 4 16 10 8 3 168
Master of Science in Nursing 28 11 12 30 24 29 52 33 37 42 345
Master of Urban Administration* 64
TOTAL MASTERS DEGREES 362 393 418 490 503 480 554 613 594 602 9,931
Certificate of Advance Study 18 24 25 20 3 11 19 4 2 0 286
PhD in Applied Mathematics #1 1
PhD in Electrical Engineering #1 2 3
GRAND TOTAL 2,154 2,172 2,371 2,732 2,832 2,980 3,063 2,877 3,000 3,115 56,349
+Phasing out of degree program.
*The Master of Public Administration degree was first awarded in the 1987-88 academic year replacing the Master of Urban Administration.
%Intermediate degree (C.A.S.) was first offered to students during the 1981-82 academic year.
#Students first admitted to degree program during this academic year.
$Approval of Ph.D Program - October 8, 1993.