This statistic shows the percentage of students who held a bachelor's degree in the respective majors in the United States in 2013. 26.1 percent of bachelor's degree holders in the United States in 2013 majored in business. 5.2 percent of bachelor's degree holders majored in communications and journalism.
Percentage of bachelor's degree holders by college major group in the United States in 2013
Characteristic
Share of U.S. students with a bachelor´s degree
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). Percentage of bachelor's degree holders by college major group in the United States in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/225981/percentage-of-degree-holders-by-college-major-in-the-us/
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (2015). Percentage of bachelor's degree holders by college major group in the United States in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/225981/percentage-of-degree-holders-by-college-major-in-the-us/
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Percentage of bachelor's degree holders by college major group in the United States in 2013 [Graph], Center on Education and the Workforce, May 7, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/225981/percentage-of-degree-holders-by-college-major-in-the-us/
