Most common majors (Bachelors)

[sanantone]

I prefer this list because it breaks down each major individually instead of lumping multiple majors together in broad categories. Two business majors are still at the top.

https://www.mydegreeguide.com/most-popul...ge-majors/

The Georgetown report referenced by the list was published in 2015, but it used Census/ACS data. In other words, it's supposed to represent everyone with a bachelor's degree (not necessarily current trends). In any case, here are the most common majors according to the 2019 ACS 1-year estimate (over 3,000,000):
N/A (less than bachelor's degree): 250,004,832
Business Management and Administration: 4,627,076
Psychology: 3,569,305
General Business: 3,460,180
Nursing: 3,382,779
General Education: 3,020,660

Or the 5-year estimate (2015 to 2019):
N/A (less than bachelor's degree): 250,593,452
Business Management and Administration: 4,427,801
General Business: 3,316,502
Psychology: 3,316,502
Nursing: 3,119,787
General Education: 2,990,158

Cool. Do you have a link? I can only find ACS datasets that show broad fields of study. What is meant by "less than bachelor's degree?" Are these people who are currently pursuing a credential below a bachelor's, or are these people who completed a credential below the baccalaureate level?

[ss20ts]

Less than a bachelor's degree is probably associate degrees and certificates.

[carrythenothing]

I prefer this list because it breaks down each major individually instead of lumping multiple majors together in broad categories. Two business majors are still at the top.

https://www.mydegreeguide.com/most-popul...ge-majors/

The Georgetown report referenced by the list was published in 2015, but it used Census/ACS data. In other words, it's supposed to represent everyone with a bachelor's degree (not necessarily current trends). In any case, here are the most common majors according to the 2019 ACS 1-year estimate (over 3,000,000):
N/A (less than bachelor's degree): 250,004,832
Business Management and Administration: 4,627,076
Psychology: 3,569,305
General Business: 3,460,180
Nursing: 3,382,779
General Education: 3,020,660

Or the 5-year estimate (2015 to 2019):
N/A (less than bachelor's degree): 250,593,452
Business Management and Administration: 4,427,801
General Business: 3,316,502
Psychology: 3,316,502
Nursing: 3,119,787
General Education: 2,990,158

Cool. Do you have a link? I can only find ACS datasets that show broad fields of study. What is meant by "less than bachelor's degree?" Are these people who are currently pursuing a credential below a bachelor's, or are these people who completed a credential below the baccalaureate level?

PUMS data: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/....2019.html

"Less than a bachelor's degree" applies to everyone who doesn't have a bachelor's degree or higher (anything from no formal schooling to an associate's degree).

[sanantone]

I prefer this list because it breaks down each major individually instead of lumping multiple majors together in broad categories. Two business majors are still at the top.

https://www.mydegreeguide.com/most-popul...ge-majors/

The Georgetown report referenced by the list was published in 2015, but it used Census/ACS data. In other words, it's supposed to represent everyone with a bachelor's degree (not necessarily current trends). In any case, here are the most common majors according to the 2019 ACS 1-year estimate (over 3,000,000):
N/A (less than bachelor's degree): 250,004,832
Business Management and Administration: 4,627,076
Psychology: 3,569,305
General Business: 3,460,180
Nursing: 3,382,779
General Education: 3,020,660

Or the 5-year estimate (2015 to 2019):
N/A (less than bachelor's degree): 250,593,452
Business Management and Administration: 4,427,801
General Business: 3,316,502
Psychology: 3,316,502
Nursing: 3,119,787
General Education: 2,990,158

Cool. Do you have a link? I can only find ACS datasets that show broad fields of study. What is meant by "less than bachelor's degree?" Are these people who are currently pursuing a credential below a bachelor's, or are these people who completed a credential below the baccalaureate level?

PUMS data: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/....2019.html

"Less than a bachelor's degree" applies to everyone who doesn't have a bachelor's degree or higher (anything from no formal schooling to an associate's degree).

Thanks. Since this is everyone in the population, I guess one would have to compare previous years with 2019 to notice any growth trends. Oklahoma is currently seeing a decline in education majors and has had to stop offering education courses at some public universities due to low enrollment. If this is happening nationwide, the decline probably won't be captured until 2021 numbers are released. 

Interesting fact: For over 40 years, the Texas State Board of Education was prohibited from requiring more than 18 credit hours in education for teacher certification, so Texas universities didn't offer bachelor's degrees in education. That prohibition was removed in 2019. Considering that this is the second most populous state, imagine how many more education majors there would have been if this ban hadn't been in place.

[LevelUP]

In my opinion, there are only 3 majors for a broad amount of jobs.

#1 Liberal Arts/General Studies: Communications, English, History, Biology, CJ, Psychology, Art, etc
None of these degrees lead to any specific job outside research and academics.  However, there is valuable knowledge to be gained from GE courses, so it's not pointless, and someone, for example, an artist with exceptional skills, can make good money.

#2 Business Administration: Concentrations of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Leadership, etc
Many jobs require these skills, and specialization is key to moving up the ladder.

#3 Computer Technology: Computer Science, Software Development, IT, etc.
Many jobs require these skills, and specialization is key to moving up the ladder.

In addition, the top 3 majors for very specific jobs
#1 Nursing
#2 Engineering
#3 Teaching