There is a world of college majors to choose from in topics that range from broad to obscure. Over the years, there have been many trends and changes in the higher education industry. STEM is on the rise, liberal arts struggles, then surges again.

The team at Student Choice gave us an illustrated look at these changes with a range of graphs showing us the popularity of majors between 2016 and 2023. You can click through each year to see the percentage of students in each major on a pie chart.

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How Have the Top 25 Most Popular College Majors Changed Over Time?

Irma Wallace

Irma Wallace

Co-founder and Vice President of SearchRank, responsible for many of the day to day operations of the company. She is also founder of The Arizona Builders’ Zone, a construction / home improvement portal.

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