College major 2

major2

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question What was your major or field of study when you received your (RESPONDENT'S COLLEGE DEGREE) degree? IF THE RESPONDENT RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE GRADUATE LEVEL DEGREE, ASK ABOUT THE HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED (E.G. ABOUT A Ph.D. RATHER THAN AN M.B.A). (COUNT UP TO 2 MENTIONS)

Values

• 1 accounting/bookkeeping

• 2 advertising

• 3 agriculture/horticulture

• 4 allied health

• 5 anthropology

• 6 architecture

• 7 art

• 8 biology

• 9 business administration

• 11 chemistry

• 12 communications/speech

• 13 comm. disorders

• 14 computer science

• 15 dentistry

• 16 education

• 17 economics

• 18 engineering

• 19 english

• 20 finance

• 21 foreign language

• 22 forestry

• 23 geography

• 24 geology

• 25 history

• 26 home economics

• 27 industry & technology

• 28 journalism

• 29 law

• 30 law enforcement

• 31 library science

• 32 marketing

• 33 mathematics

• 34 medicine

• 35 music

• 36 nursing

• 37 optometry

• 38 pharmacy

• 39 philosophy

• 40 physical education

• 41 physics

• 42 psychology

• 43 political science/international relations

• 44 sociology

• 45 special education

• 46 theater arts

• 47 theology

• 48 veterinary medicine

• 49 liberal arts

• 50 other

• 51 general sciences

• 52 social work

• 53 general studies

• 54 other vocational

• 55 health

• 56 industrial relations

• 57 child/human/family development

• 58 food science/nutrition/culinary arts

• 59 environmental science/ecology

• 60 social sciences

• 61 human services/human resources

• 62 visual arts/graphic design/design and drafting

• 63 fine arts

• 64 humanities

• 65 ethnic studies

• 66 educational administration

• 67 television/film

• 68 aviation/aeronatics

• 69 statistics/biostatistics

• 70 criminology/criminal justice

• 71 administrative science/public administration

• 72 electronics

• 73 urban and regional planning

• 74 mechanics/machine trade

• 75 dance

• 76 gerontology

• 77 public relations

• 78 textiles/cloth

• 79 parks and recreation

• 80 information technology

• 81 fashion

• 82 counseling

• NA(d) don't know / NA(i) iap / NA(j) I don't have a job / NA(m) dk, na, iap / NA(n) no answer / NA(p) not imputable / NA(r) refused / NA(s) skipped on web / NA(u) uncodeable / NA(x) not available in this release / NA(y) not available in this year / NA(z) see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

year	ballots	availability
2012	A/B/C	full
2014	A/B/C	full
2016	A/B/C	full
2018	A/B/C	full
2022	A/B/C	full

Link at the GSS

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for major2.

See also

Other Core: codipged, cosector, dipged, madeg, major1, spdeg, spdipged, whencol, whenhs