Omaha City Wire

About 97.1 percent of the 377 degrees and certificates handed out by Clarkson College 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 private not-for-profit institution in Omaha conferred 138 bachelor's degrees and 128 master's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 131 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 93 master's degrees in family practice nurse/nursing and 37 associate's degrees in physical therapy technician/assistant.

The college enrolled 1,162 students for 2017-18, including 651 in undergraduate programs and 511 in graduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Associates degrees	Graduate and professional degrees awarded	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	131	-	-	-	131
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	-	-	93	8	101
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	4	25	-	13	42
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	-	37	-	-	37
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	-	-	12	-	12
Nurse Anesthetist	-	-	10	-	10
Nursing Education	-	-	8	-	8
Nursing Practice	-	-	-	8	8
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	1	1	-	5	7
Nursing Administration	-	-	4	-	4
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	-	-	1	3	4
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	2	-	-	-	2
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	-	-	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Programs total	138	63	128	37	366	97.1
Business/Commerce, General	9	-	-	-	9
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	9	-	-	-	9	2.4
Education, Other	-	-	2	-	2
Education total	-	-	2	-	2	0.5