This statistic shows the most popular college majors in the United States in 2009 according to gender distribution. The most popular college major in the United States was Business Management and Administration with 44 percent female and 56 percent male students.
The most popular college majors in the U.S. by gender in 2009
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (May 24, 2011). The most popular college majors in the U.S. by gender in 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225674/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "The most popular college majors in the U.S. by gender in 2009." Chart. May 24, 2011. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225674/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2011). The most popular college majors in the U.S. by gender in 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225674/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "The Most Popular College Majors in The U.S. by Gender in 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225674/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
Center on Education and the Workforce, The most popular college majors in the U.S. by gender in 2009 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225674/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states-by-gender/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
The most popular college majors in the U.S. by gender in 2009 [Graph], Center on Education and the Workforce, May 24, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/225674/most-popular-college-majors-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
