This health care degree tops list of Alabama’s most popular bachelor’s degrees

Nursing is the most popular degree program for undergraduate students in the state, according to an AL.com analysis.

Alabama’s four-year colleges awarded more than 2,000 registered nursing degrees last year.

Across the 14 four-year public colleges and universities, here are the top five undergraduate degrees awarded last year.

  1. Registered nursing: 2,164 degrees
  2. Business administration and management: 1,465 degrees
  3. Psychology: 1,390 degrees
  4. Marketing/marketing management: 1,227 degrees
  5. Finance: 1,171 degrees

Nursing is also the most popular bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of South Alabama…

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