Newark Reporter

About 38.8 percent of the 103 degrees and certificates handed out by Pillar College in 2017-18 were to students in psychology 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 Newark conferred 40 bachelor's degrees in psychology programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in general psychology. Data shows the school gave out 40 bachelor's degrees in general psychology, followed by 33 associate's degrees in general studies and 14 bachelor's degrees in "other" business administration, management and operations.

The college enrolled 584 students for 2017-18, including 505 in undergraduate programs and 79 in graduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Associates degrees	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Psychology, General	40	-	40
Psychology total	40	-	40	38.8
General Studies	-	33	33
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	-	33	33	32
Bible/Biblical Studies	4	12	16
Theology and Religious Vocations total	4	12	16	15.5
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	14	-	14
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	14	-	14	13.6
Communication, General	-	-	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	-	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	-	-
Education total	-	-	-	-