Top rankings of degrees awarded to Hispanics Hispanic Outlook

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Top rankings of degrees awarded to
HispanicsHispanic Outlook Diverse Issues in
Higher Education
Prepared by Marcelo Paredes Research
Analyst Office of Institutional Research
Effectiveness The University of Texas-Pan
American June 2006
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Determination of rankings

• The rankings are based on 2005 data gathered by
  National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• All data is certified data submitted by UTPA

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Degree Level Rankings and Enrollment

• UTPA ranked 2nd in the nation in the number of
  Bachelors degrees awarded to Hispanics.
• UTPA ranked 5th in the nation in the number of
  Masters Degrees awarded to Hispanics.
• UTPA ranked 75th in the nation in the number of
  Doctoral Degrees awarded to Hispanics.
• UTPA ranked 2nd in the nation in Hispanic
  enrollment for 4-year colleges with
  Carnegie-Classifications.
• The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education lists
  UTPA among its top 100 best U.S. colleges for
  Hispanics.

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Top 10 Rankings by Academic Program

• The Top 10 rankings for the number of bachelor's
  degrees awarded to Hispanics at UTPA by academic
  program are as follows (Hispanic Outlook 2006)
• 1st in English Literature
• 1st in Multi-interdisciplinary Studies
• 2nd in Biological Sciences
• 2nd in Health Sciences
• 2nd in Foreign Language
• 2nd in Social Services
• 3rd in Business and Marketing
• 6th in Visual and Performing Arts
• 9th in Communications
• 9th in Engineering
• 10th in Protective Services

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Contact Information Marcelo Paredes
mparedes1_at_utpa.edu Phone [phone]