{"id":10546,"date":"2015-05-05T08:11:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T13:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=10546"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:07:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:07:27","slug":"majors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=10546","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s your major? A closer look at 2015 graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Approximately 3,783 undergraduates \u2013 who spent their time at Carolina studying 58 different majors \u2013 will be awarded degrees May 10 at Kenan Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They studied everything from archaeology to linguistics to contemporary radiologic science.<\/p>\n<p>The most popular majors: Biology (441 candidates); Psychology (387 candidates); Economics (374 candidates); Journalism and Mass Communication (318 candidates); Political Science (307 candidates); Business Administration (294 candidates); Exercise and Sport Science (285 candidates); History (176 candidates); Global Studies (173 candidates); and Communication Studies (170 candidates).<\/p>\n<p>Biology, psychology, economics, political science, exercise and sport science, history, global studies and communication studies are all in the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The below graphic, \u201cMajor Numbers,\u201d shows first and second majors of study(4,831 total) by undergraduate degree candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Numbers presented are approximate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2015\/05\/FINALCommencement-Graphic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10547\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2015\/05\/FINALCommencement-Graphic-810x1024.jpg\" alt=\"FINALCommencement-Graphic\" width=\"584\" height=\"738\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately 3,783 undergraduates \u2013 who spent their time at Carolina studying 58 different majors \u2013 will be awarded degrees May 10 at Kenan Stadium. 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