What was your major or field of study when you received your (RESPONDENT'S COLLEGE DEGREE) degree?
As of 2024, MAJOR1 has been recoded to only account for 39 categories. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years of MAJOR1. The original MAJOR1 containing data from 2012 to 2022 has been renamed MAJOR1_1222.
What was your major or field of study for your college degree?
College major, first mention (detailed categories) · Asked in 6 waves, 2012–2022 · 7,344 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
Communications/speech
Comm. disorders
Computer science
Dentistry
Education
Economics
Engineering
English
Finance
Foreign language
Forestry
Geography
Geology
History
Home economics
Industry & technology
Journalism
Law
Law enforcement
Library science
Marketing
Mathematics
Medicine
Music
Nursing
Optometry
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physical education
Physics
Psychology
Political science/international relations
Sociology
Special education
Theater arts
Theology
Veterinary medicine
Liberal arts
Other
General sciences
Social work
General studies
Other vocational
Health
Industrial relations
Child/human/family development
Food science/nutrition/culinary arts
Environmental science/ecology
Social sciences
Human services/human resources
Visual arts/graphic design/design and drafting
Fine arts
Humanities
Ethnic studies
Educational administration
Television/film
Aviation/aeronatics
Statistics/biostatistics
Criminology/criminal justice
Administrative science/public administration
Electronics
Urban and regional planning
Mechanics/machine trade
Dance
Gerontology
Public relations
Textiles/cloth
Parks and recreation
Information technology
Fashion
Counseling
Group
Accounting/bookkeeping
Advertising
Agriculture/horticulture
Allied health
Anthropology
Architecture
Art
Biology
Business administration
Chemistry
Communications/speech
Comm. disorders
Computer science
Dentistry
Education
Economics
Engineering
English
Finance
Foreign language
Forestry
Geography
Geology
History
Home economics
Industry & technology
Journalism
Law
Law enforcement
Library science
Marketing
Mathematics
Medicine
Music
Nursing
Optometry
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physical education
Physics
Psychology
Political science/international relations
Sociology
Special education
Theater arts
Theology
Veterinary medicine
Liberal arts
Other
General sciences
Social work
General studies
Other vocational
Health
Industrial relations
Child/human/family development
Food science/nutrition/culinary arts
Environmental science/ecology
Social sciences
Human services/human resources
Visual arts/graphic design/design and drafting
Fine arts
Humanities
Ethnic studies
Educational administration
Television/film
Aviation/aeronatics
Statistics/biostatistics
Criminology/criminal justice
Administrative science/public administration
Electronics
Urban and regional planning
Mechanics/machine trade
Dance
Gerontology
Public relations
Textiles/cloth
Parks and recreation
Information technology
Fashion
Counseling
n
MoE
All respondents
General Social Survey 2022 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.