major2_1222
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Question What was your major or field of study when you received your (RESPONDENT'S COLLEGE DEGREE) degree? As of 2024, MAJOR2 has been recoded to only account for 39 categories. This has been retroactively applied to all previous years of MAJOR2. The original MAJOR2 containing data from 2012 to 2022 has been renamed MAJOR2_1222.
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
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for major2_1222.
Counts by year:
| year | not available in this year | accounting/bookkeeping | art | biology | business administration | chemistry | computer science | dentistry | education | economics | english | finance | foreign language | geology | history | industry & technology | law | marketing | mathematics | medicine | music | nursing | pharmacy | philosophy | psychology | political science/international relations | sociology | special education | theater arts | theology | other | social work | child/human/family development | environmental science/ecology | social sciences | human services/human resources | visual arts/graphic design/design and drafting | television/film | aviation/aeronatics | statistics/biostatistics | urban and regional planning | textiles/cloth | parks and recreation | don't know | iap | no answer | anthropology | communications/speech | comm. disorders | engineering | forestry | journalism | law enforcement | library science | physical education | physics | general studies | other vocational | health | fine arts | educational administration | criminology/criminal justice | information technology | agriculture/horticulture | geography | optometry | liberal arts | general sciences | food science/nutrition/culinary arts | humanities | ethnic studies | administrative science/public administration | mechanics/machine trade | dance | public relations | counseling | gerontology | advertising | architecture | home economics | skipped on web | Total |
| 2012 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1852 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | - | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | - | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2345 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | - | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2643 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 11 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | - | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | 6 | 11 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2201 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2348 |
| 2022 | - | 20 | 15 | 14 | 58 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | 2941 | 30 | 5 | 14 | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | - | - | 13 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3544 |
| Total | 0 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 138 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 96 | 39 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11982 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13271 |
See also
Other Core:
coden_1222,
denom16_7322,
denom_7222,
major1_1222,
spden_7322
Other Education:
major1_1222