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 Academic Programs and Degrees

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This section covers the distribution of undergraduate and graduate degrees, the average class size and the degrees awarded by each faculty​.

Statistics are given as of the fall term of academic year 2021-22 (specifically: October 15, 2021), except as noted.

Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees by Faculty, Degree, and Gender J​uly 1, 2019– June 30, 2020
​
Faculty Degree Female Male Total
Undergraduate level
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences BSA, BS, BLA
68
21
89
Faculty of Arts and Sciences BA, BS, Certificate, TD
 341
257
598
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture BAR, BFA, BEN, BS 206
358
564
Faculty of Health Sciences BS, BA
 59
19
78
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing BSN 49
12
61
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business BBA 176
214
390
Tota​l   899
881
1780
Graduate level  ​ ​ ​  ​
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Diploma, MS, MSES 37
19
56
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Diploma, MA, MS, MAFE, MSES 85
32
117
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Diploma, MEN, MEM, MSES, MUPP, MS, MUDS
 55
120
175
Faculty of Medicine
 MS 42
16
58
Faculty of Health Sciences​
 MPH, MS, MSES, EMHCL 70
28
98
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing
 Diploma, ​MSN 11
2
13
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business MBA, EMBA, MA, MF, MS
 100
166
266
Total   400
383
783
Post Graduate level  ​ ​ ​  
Faculty of Arts and Sciences PhD​
2
2
4
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture PhD 5
14
19
Faculty of Medicine
 PhD​ 3

3​
​Total  
10
16
26
​PR - Professional level ​ ​ ​  
Faculty of Medicine​ MD 
 48
63
111​
Average Class Size by Departme​nt
​
Faculty Department Average Class Size
​​​​​Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
​ ​
 Agriculture
 12
Landscape Design and Ecosystem-management 16
Nutrition and Food Sciences
 11
Environment and Sustainable Development Unit
 5
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Faculty of Arts and Sciences Arabic 17
Biology 21
Center for American Studies 8
Chemistry 28
Civilization Studies Program 21
Computer Science 22
Economics 60
Education 9
English 
 19
Fine Arts and Art History
 12
Geology
 14
History and Archaeology 6
Mathematics
 61
Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies 9
Philosophy
 12
Physics
 14
Political Studies and Public Administration 18
Psychology
 19
Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies 19
University Preparatory Program 21
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
​
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​		 Architecture and Design
 13
​Biomedical Engineering
​5
Chemical Engineering and Advanced Energy
 8
Civil and Environmental Engineering
 21
Electrical and Computer Engineering
 20
Industrial Engineering  and Management 30
Mechanical Engineering
 21
​​​​Faculty of Medicine
​ ​ ​ ​ ​		 Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences
 10
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
 15
​Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
14​
Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology
 16
Pharmacology and Toxicology
 19
Faculty of Health Sciences
​ ​ ​ ​		 Environmental Health
 24
Epidemiology and Population Health 10
Health Management and Policy
 10
Health Promotion and Community Health
 11
Division of Health Professions
 19
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing Nursing
 11
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business​ Business Administration
 33
​AUB Average Class Size    ​18

  • Average class size is the average number of students in each main course session (tutorial, common lecture, lab lecture and recitation are excluded)
Degrees Awarded by Faculty​
Programs Degrees or Certificates
​Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences ​
Agricultural Economics MS
Agriculture BSA
Animal Science MS
Food Science and Management BS
Food Technology MS
Irrigation MS
Landscape Architecture BLA
Nutrition MS
Nutrition and Dietetics BS
Plant Protection MS
Plant Science MS
Poultry Science MS
Agribusiness
BS
Rural Community Development
 MS
​Food Safety
​MS
​Food Security
​Diploma, MS
​Faculty of Arts and Sciences​
Anthropology MA
Arab and Middle Eastern History PhD
Arabic Language and Literature BA, MA, PhD
Archaeology BA, MA
Art History BA
Biology BS, MS
Cell and Molecular Biology PhD
Chemistry BS, MS, PhD
Computer Science BS, MS
Educational Management and Leadership DIPL
Special Education DIPL
Economics
BA, MA
​Online Education
​Diploma
Education MA
Education/Elementary BA
English Language BA, MA
English Literature BA, MA
Financial Economics MAFE
Geology BS, MS
History BA, MA
Mathematics BA, BS, MS
Middle Eastern Studies MA
Petroleum Geosciences BS
Philosophy BA, MA
Physics BS, MS
Political Studies BA, MA
Psychology BA, MA
Public Administration BA, MA
Sociology MA
Sociology and Anthropology BA
Statistics BA, BS
Studio Arts BA
Teaching Diploma (Elementary Education, Secondary Education)
 TD
Theoretical Physics
PhD
​Transnational American Studies
​MA
Media Studies MA
Computational Science
 MS
Applied Mathematics
 BA, BS
Clinical Psychology MA
Media and Communication​
 BA
Public Policy and International  Affairs MA
Islamic Studies Diploma, MA
Art History and Curating MA
​CAMES Summer Arabic Program
​CERT
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business​
Business Administration BBA, MBA, EMBA
Finance MF
Human Resource​ Management MA
Business Analytics MS
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Architecture BAR
Civil Engineering BEN, MEN, PhD
Mechanical Engineering BEN, MEN, PhD
Computer and Communications Engineering
 BEN
​Computer Science and Engineering 
​BEN
Electrical and Computer Engineering BEN, MEN, PhD
Engineering Management MEM
Urban Design MUDS
Urban Planning and Policy MUPP
Graphic Design BFA
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering MEN, PhD
Chemical Engineering BS, BEN, MS, MEN
Construction Engineering BS
Applied Energy MEN
Industrial Engineering BEN
Energy Studies
 MS
​Building Energy Systems
​DIPL
​Green Technologies
​DIPL
Faculty of Health Sciences
Environmental Health BS
​Health Care Leadership
Executive Master
​Health Communication
​​BA
Epidemiology
MS, PhD
​​​​Medical Audiology Sciences
​BS
​​​Medical Imaging Sciences
​BS
​Medical Laboratory Sciences
​BS
Public Health MPH
RAFIC HARIRI SCHOOL OF NURSING

​Nursing​

RN-BS, BSN, MSN
​Nursing Science
​PhD
​Nursing Administration
Diploma​
​BA/BS-BSN Accelerated program
​BSN
​FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Medicine MD
Biochemistry MS​
Human Morphology MS
Microbiology and Immunology MS
Pharmacology and Therapeutics MS
Physiology MS
Biomedical Sciences
 PhD
Clinical Psychology CERT
Orthodontics MS
Interfaculty / joint Programs
Environmental Sciences (Majors in Ecosystems Management, Environmental Technology, Environmental Health, and Environmental Policy Planning) MSES
Neuroscience MS
Biomedical Engineering
 MS, PhD
SHARP
 CERT, Diploma, MS
​Public Health Nutrition
​​MS






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