Major Popularity

‘Tis the season…graduation season, of course. In honor of this time of accomplishments, decisions, and transitions, NPR put together a fancy graph that plots the popularity of degrees awarded over a 40-year span. From agriculture to sociology, you can check out the number of graduates by year and field with some simple computer mouse-hovering. Spoiler alert: Health is on the rise, education degrees have decreased by 15% since 1970, and business degrees just keep keepin’ on. What’s the trend of the degrees your TXGU students are contemplating?

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Source: NPR

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