Top 100 Most Popular College Degrees and Programs
Degree and Program List
Degree and Career Categories
| Total Degrees Awarded | |
|---|---|
| 272,082 | |
| 226,728 | |
| 140,342 | |
| 94,617 | |
| 74,330 | |
| 67,780 | |
| 66,321 | |
| 58,525 | |
| 57,849 | |
| 52,886 | |
| 52,546 | |
| 50,205 | |
| 47,604 | |
14. Law Degree | 44,223 |
| 41,974 | |
16. History Degree | 38,043 |
| 38,009 | |
| 35,997 | |
| 35,039 | |
20. Education Degree | 34,341 |
21. Finance Degree | 34,296 |
| 34,269 | |
| 33,953 | |
| 33,815 | |
| 32,104 | |
26. Sociology Degree | 31,791 |
| 29,868 | |
| 26,508 | |
29. Economics Degree | 26,483 |
| 26,111 | |
| 23,737 | |
| 23,649 | |
| 22,334 | |
| 21,633 | |
| 21,055 | |
| 19,172 | |
| 18,921 | |
| 18,700 | |
| 18,326 | |
| 17,695 | |
| 17,514 | |
| 16,976 | |
| 16,891 | |
| 16,790 | |
| 16,738 | |
46. Medicine Degree | 16,185 |
47. Chemistry Degree | 15,619 |
| 15,198 | |
| 15,173 | |
| 14,677 | |
| 14,519 | |
| 14,264 | |
| 14,210 | |
| 13,943 | |
| 13,890 | |
| 13,769 | |
| 13,466 | |
| 13,413 | |
| 13,351 | |
| 12,392 | |
| 12,275 | |
| 12,166 | |
| 11,790 | |
| 11,676 | |
| 11,567 | |
| 11,451 | |
| 11,441 | |
| 11,272 | |
| 10,962 | |
| 10,893 | |
| 10,823 | |
| 10,821 | |
| 10,803 | |
74. Pharmacy Degree | 10,743 |
| 10,637 | |
| 10,635 | |
| 10,552 | |
78. Music Degree | 10,209 |
| 10,196 | |
| 10,033 | |
| 9,758 | |
| 9,745 | |
| 9,661 | |
| 9,623 | |
| 9,611 | |
| 9,418 | |
| 9,336 | |
| 9,258 | |
| 9,242 | |
| 9,109 | |
| 9,047 | |
| 8,774 | |
| 8,772 | |
| 8,732 | |
| 8,631 | |
| 8,449 | |
| 8,404 | |
| 8,347 | |
| 8,182 | |
100. Philosophy Degree | 8,095 |
Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008
