{"id":19476,"date":"2017-05-11T10:35:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=19476"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:36:06","slug":"top-10-majors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=19476","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2017: Carolina\u2019s top 10 majors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carolina&#039;s top 10 majors\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GWNH46idbzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Spring Commencement at UNC-Chapel Hill recognizes the accomplishments of more than 6,000 Carolina students, including 3,807 undergraduates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here\u2019s a look at the number of graduates for the most popular majors for the Class of 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Biology<\/strong>: 405<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Business Administration<\/strong>: 353<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Psychology<\/strong>: 322<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Media and Journalism<\/strong>: 310<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Exercise and Sport Science<\/strong>: 241<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Economics<\/strong>: 241<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Nursing<\/strong>: 209<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Political Science<\/strong>: 152<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Computer Science<\/strong>: 152<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Chemistry<\/strong>: 133<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Video by Melanie Busbee, University Communications<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring Commencement at UNC-Chapel Hill recognizes the accomplishments of more than 6,000 Carolina students, including 3,807 undergraduates. 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