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Graduates earn 447 degrees, certificates from Upstate Medical University

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About 93.3 percent of the 447 degrees and certificates handed out by Upstate Medical University in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related 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 Syracuse conferred 189 doctor's degrees and 133 master's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a doctor's degree in medicine. Data shows the school gave out 149 doctor's degrees in medicine, followed by 57 master's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing and 38 doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist.

The university enrolled 1,580 students for 2017-18, including 249 in undergraduate programs and 1,331 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Medicine-149-149
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing-59362
Physical Therapy/Therapist-38-38
Physician Assistant-33-33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing-20424
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse20--20
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other19--19
Public Health, General-16117
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist123-15
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist11--11
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist10--10
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist8--8
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician7--7
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing-4-4
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist----
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General----
Clinical Nurse Specialist----
Critical Care Nursing----
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing----
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing----
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist----
Health Professions and Related Programs total87322841793.3
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology-6-6
Pharmacology-6-6
Molecular Biochemistry-5-5
Neuroscience-4-4
Anatomy-4-4
Biochemistry-3-3
Physiology, General-1-1
Biotechnology1--1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total129-306.7
Applied Behavior Analysis----
Psychology total-----

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