PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University will confer the following degrees at its 248th Commencement exercises Sunday, May 29, 2016. Degrees will be conferred during ceremonies at the First Baptist Meeting House (the College), in the First Unitarian Church (the Alpert Medical School), on Simmons Quadrangle (the Graduate School — doctoral ceremony), on Pembroke Field (the Graduate School — master's ceremony) and on the College Green (University ceremony). Undergraduates will receive their individual diplomas at departmental ceremonies following the University ceremony.
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May 27, 2016
2016-05-27
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Brown to confer 2,630 degrees at Sunday's Commencement
At its 248th Commencement on Sunday, May 29, Brown University will confer a total of 2,630 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.
Bachelor's Degrees
1,071
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
508
Bachelor of Science (Sc.B.)
12
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (A.B./Sc.B.)
1,591
SUBTOTAL bachelor's degrees earned
Master’s Degrees
157
Master of Arts (A.M.)
45
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
30
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
48
Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.)
30
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
11
Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)
215
Master of Science (Sc.M.)
31
Master of Science in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Engineering (Sc.M. IMEE)
29
Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership
30
Executive Master of Business Administration (Brown-IE Business School)
626
SUBTOTAL master’s degrees earned
Terminal/Professional Degrees
235
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
116
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
351
SUBTOTAL terminal/professional degrees earned
Earned Degrees
2,568
TOTAL of all earned degrees
Honorary Degrees
8
Honorary Doctorates
54
Master of Arts, ad eundem
62
SUBTOTAL honorary degrees
GRAND TOTAL
2,630
degrees to be conferred May 29, 2016