This statistic shows the most popular college majors in the United States in 2013. The most popular college major in the United States was Business Management and Administration which was taken by 26.1 percent of students.
The most popular college majors in the U.S. in 2013
Characteristic
Share of U.S. students
Business
26.1%
Education
9.4%
Humanities and liberal arts
8.6%
Architecture and engineering
8.3%
Health
7.5%
Social sciences
6.9%
Computers, statistics, and mathematics
5.6%
Psychology and social work
5.2%
Communications and journalism
5.2%
Arts
4.8%
Biology and life sciences
3.3%
Industrial arts, consumer services, and recreation
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (May 7, 2015). The most popular college majors in the U.S. in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225634/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "The most popular college majors in the U.S. in 2013." Chart. May 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225634/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2015). The most popular college majors in the U.S. in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225634/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "The Most Popular College Majors in The U.S. in 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225634/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce, The most popular college majors in the U.S. in 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225634/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
The most popular college majors in the U.S. in 2013 [Graph], Center on Education and the Workforce, May 7, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/225634/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states/