| Table 02-13: Bachelor's Degrees Granted By Major | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 1999-2000 | 1994-1995 | 1991-1992 | |||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Independent Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4-Year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | 2,546 | 6.2% | 2,549 | 6.4% | 2,567 | 6.6% | 2,596 | 6.8% | 2,575 | 6.9% | 2,320 | 6.8% | 2,190 | 6.5% | 1,891 | 6.1% | 1,734 | 5.5% | |
| Engineering | 2,124 | 5.2% | 1,991 | 5.0% | 2,076 | 5.3% | 1,958 | 5.1% | 2,180 | 5.9% | 1,865 | 5.5% | 1,896 | 5.6% | 2,020 | 6.5% | 2,079 | 6.5% | |
| Architectural and Engineering Technologies | 45 | 0.1% | 52 | 0.1% | 48 | 0.1% | 52 | 0.1% | 76 | 0.2% | 57 | 0.2% | 53 | 0.2% | 107 | 0.3% | 166 | 0.5% | |
| English Language and Literature | 1,525 | 3.7% | 1,485 | 3.7% | 1,376 | 3.5% | 1,441 | 3.8% | 1,377 | 3.7% | 1,433 | 4.2% | 1,434 | 4.3% | 1,543 | 5.0% | 1,641 | 5.2% | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 620 | 1.5% | 646 | 1.6% | 572 | 1.5% | 529 | 1.4% | 545 | 1.5% | 576 | 1.7% | 423 | 1.3% | 323 | 1.0% | 439 | 1.4% | |
| Biological Sciences | 2,262 | 5.5% | 2,093 | 5.2% | 1,982 | 5.1% | 1,906 | 5.0% | 1,829 | 4.9% | 1,946 | 5.7% | 2,041 | 6.1% | 1,837 | 5.9% | 1,484 | 4.7% | |
| Psychology | 2,164 | 5.3% | 2,179 | 5.5% | 2,205 | 5.7% | 2,202 | 5.8% | 2,045 | 5.5% | 2,085 | 6.1% | 2,228 | 6.6% | 2,009 | 6.5% | 1,822 | 5.7% | |
| Social Sciences and History | 3,255 | 8.0% | 3,325 | 8.3% | 3,330 | 8.6% | 3,243 | 8.5% | 3,131 | 8.4% | 3,744 | 11.0% | 3,883 | 11.5% | 3,739 | 12.0% | 4,201 | 13.2% | |
| Health Professions and Related Sciences | 3,954 | 9.7% | 3,726 | 9.3% | 3,084 | 7.9% | 2,760 | 7.2% | 2,792 | 7.5% | 2,917 | 8.6% | 2,817 | 8.4% | 3,331 | 10.7% | 2,499 | 7.9% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 8,722 | 21.4% | 8,674 | 21.7% | 8,813 | 22.7% | 8,913 | 23.3% | 8,722 | 23.5% | 7,709 | 22.7% | 7,778 | 23.1% | 6,982 | 22.4% | 8,258 | 26.0% | |
| All Other Majors | 13,545 | 33.2% | 13,196 | 33.1% | 12,773 | 32.9% | 12,580 | 32.9% | 11,846 | 31.9% | 9,293 | 27.4% | 9,013 | 26.8% | 7,321 | 23.5% | 7,491 | 23.5% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | 1,420 | 6.2% | 1,405 | 6.1% | 1,369 | 6.0% | 1,369 | 6.4% | 1,405 | 6.8% | 1,559 | 8.2% | 1,386 | 7.7% | 1,447 | 8.8% | 1,347 | 7.8% | |
| Engineering | 2,007 | 8.8% | 1,979 | 8.6% | 1,995 | 8.7% | 1,897 | 8.9% | 2,122 | 10.3% | 1,992 | 10.5% | 1,624 | 9.0% | 1,695 | 10.3% | 1,759 | 10.2% | |
| Architectural and Engineering Technologies | 349 | 1.5% | 321 | 1.4% | 276 | 1.2% | 293 | 1.4% | 212 | 1.0% | 189 | 1.0% | 363 | 2.0% | 362 | 2.2% | 303 | 1.8% | |
| English Language and Literature | 947 | 4.1% | 1,003 | 4.3% | 1,041 | 4.6% | 953 | 4.5% | 963 | 4.7% | 839 | 4.4% | 812 | 4.5% | 837 | 5.1% | 1,068 | 6.2% | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 186 | 0.8% | 182 | 0.8% | 245 | 1.1% | 210 | 1.0% | 270 | 1.3% | 292 | 1.5% | 277 | 1.5% | 348 | 2.1% | 466 | 2.7% | |
| Biological Sciences | 879 | 3.8% | 853 | 3.7% | 715 | 3.1% | 677 | 3.2% | 736 | 3.6% | 674 | 3.6% | 734 | 4.1% | 727 | 4.4% | 549 | 3.2% | |
| Psychology | 1,483 | 6.5% | 1,461 | 6.3% | 1,416 | 6.2% | 1,356 | 6.3% | 1,248 | 6.1% | 1,049 | 5.5% | 1,013 | 5.6% | 911 | 5.5% | 809 | 4.7% | |
| Social Sciences and History | 1,465 | 6.4% | 1,431 | 6.2% | 1,400 | 6.1% | 1,288 | 6.0% | 1,101 | 5.4% | 1,288 | 6.8% | 1,304 | 7.2% | 1,318 | 8.0% | 1,494 | 8.7% | |
| Health Professions and Related Sciences | 1,236 | 5.4% | 1,218 | 5.3% | 1,207 | 5.3% | 1,026 | 4.8% | 999 | 4.9% | 1,140 | 6.0% | 1,188 | 6.6% | 1,291 | 7.8% | 1,266 | 7.4% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 4,634 | 20.3% | 4,876 | 21.1% | 5,106 | 22.4% | 4,847 | 22.7% | 4,591 | 22.3% | 4,150 | 21.9% | 3,859 | 21.3% | 3,090 | 18.7% | 3,632 | 21.1% | |
| All Other Majors | 8,276 | 36.2% | 8,361 | 36.2% | 8,045 | 35.3% | 7,442 | 34.8% | 6,899 | 33.6% | 5,778 | 30.5% | 5,553 | 30.7% | 4,474 | 27.1% | 4,498 | 26.2% | |
| SSHE Universities | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | 2,689 | 15.3% | 2,809 | 16.6% | 2,965 | 18.1% | 3,050 | 18.8% | 3,198 | 21.2% | 3,648 | 25.9% | 3,839 | 26.5% | 4,061 | 26.4% | 4,045 | 27.2% | |
| Engineering | 8 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Architectural and Engineering Technologies | 239 | 1.4% | 269 | 1.6% | 247 | 1.5% | 169 | 1.0% | 197 | 1.3% | 158 | 1.1% | 145 | 1.0% | 306 | 2.0% | 216 | 1.5% | |
| English Language and Literature | 938 | 5.3% | 915 | 5.4% | 880 | 5.4% | 845 | 5.2% | 780 | 5.2% | 719 | 5.1% | 673 | 4.6% | 683 | 4.4% | 689 | 4.6% | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 517 | 2.9% | 467 | 2.8% | 377 | 2.3% | 330 | 2.0% | 257 | 1.7% | 188 | 1.3% | 151 | 1.0% | 98 | 0.6% | 163 | 1.1% | |
| Biological Sciences | 569 | 3.2% | 509 | 3.0% | 455 | 2.8% | 475 | 2.9% | 478 | 3.2% | 503 | 3.6% | 581 | 4.0% | 565 | 370.0% | 411 | 2.8% | |
| Psychology | 985 | 5.6% | 1,019 | 6.0% | 872 | 5.3% | 919 | 5.7% | 893 | 5.9% | 697 | 4.9% | 756 | 5.2% | 835 | 5.4% | 701 | 4.7% | |
| Social Sciences and History | 1,435 | 8.2% | 1,317 | 7.8% | 1,302 | 7.9% | 1,295 | 8.0% | 1,198 | 7.9% | 1,153 | 8.2% | 1,186 | 8.2% | 1,288 | 8.4% | 1,223 | 8.2% | |
| Health Professions and Related Sciences | 1,307 | 7.4% | 1,133 | 6.7% | 964 | 5.9% | 889 | 5.5% | 775 | 5.1% | 826 | 5.9% | 933 | 6.4% | 1,030 | 6.7% | 771 | 5.2% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 2,842 | 16.2% | 2,614 | 15.5% | 2,581 | 15.7% | 2,633 | 16.2% | 2,373 | 15.7% | 2,112 | 15.0% | 2,163 | 14.9% | 2,356 | 15.3% | 2,828 | 19.0% | |
| All Other Majors | 6,056 | 34.4% | 5,850 | 34.6% | 5,761 | 35.1% | 5,606 | 34.6% | 4,952 | 32.8% | 4,090 | 29.0% | 4,055 | 28.0% | 4,150 | 27.0% | 3,843 | 25.8% | |
| Total All Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | 6,655 | 8.2% | 6,763 | 8.5% | 6,901 | 8.8% | 7,015 | 9.3% | 7,178 | 9.9% | 7,527 | 11.2% | 7,415 | 11.2% | 7,399 | 11.7% | 7,126 | 11.2% | |
| Engineering | 4,139 | 5.1% | 3,977 | 5.0% | 4,071 | 5.2% | 3,855 | 5.1% | 4,302 | 5.9% | 3,857 | 5.8% | 3,520 | 5.3% | 3,715 | 5.9% | 3,838 | 6.0% | |
| Architectural and Engineering Technologies | 633 | 0.8% | 642 | 0.8% | 571 | 0.7% | 514 | 0.7% | 485 | 0.7% | 404 | 0.6% | 561 | 0.8% | 775 | 1.2% | 685 | 1.1% | |
| English Language and Literature | 3,410 | 4.2% | 3,403 | 4.3% | 3,297 | 4.2% | 3,239 | 4.3% | 3,120 | 4.3% | 2,991 | 4.5% | 2,919 | 4.4% | 3,063 | 4.9% | 3,398 | 5.3% | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 1,323 | 1.6% | 1,295 | 1.6% | 1,194 | 1.5% | 1,069 | 1.4% | 1,072 | 1.5% | 1,056 | 1.6% | 851 | 1.3% | 769 | 1.2% | 1,068 | 1.7% | |
| Biological Sciences | 3,710 | 4.6% | 3,455 | 4.3% | 3,152 | 4.0% | 3,058 | 4.0% | 3,043 | 4.2% | 3,123 | 4.7% | 3,356 | 5.1% | 3,129 | 5.0% | 2,444 | 3.8% | |
| Psychology | 4,632 | 5.7% | 4,659 | 5.8% | 4,493 | 5.8% | 4,477 | 5.9% | 4,186 | 5.8% | 3,831 | 5.7% | 3,997 | 6.0% | 3,755 | 6.0% | 3,332 | 5.2% | |
| Social Sciences and History | 6,155 | 7.6% | 6,073 | 7.6% | 6,032 | 7.7% | 5,826 | 7.7% | 5,430 | 7.5% | 6,185 | 9.2% | 6,373 | 9.6% | 6,345 | 10.1% | 6,918 | 10.8% | |
| Health Professions and Related Sciences | 6,497 | 8.0% | 6,077 | 7.6% | 5,255 | 6.7% | 4,675 | 6.2% | 4,566 | 6.3% | 4,883 | 7.3% | 4,938 | 7.5% | 5,652 | 9.0% | 4,536 | 7.1% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 16,198 | 19.9% | 16,164 | 20.2% | 16,500 | 21.1% | 16,393 | 21.6% | 15,686 | 21.6% | 13,971 | 20.9% | 13,800 | 20.8% | 12,428 | 19.7% | 14,718 | 23.0% | |
| All Other Majors | 27,877 | 34.3% | 27,407 | 34.3% | 26,579 | 34.1% | 25,628 | 33.8% | 23,697 | 32.6% | 19,161 | 28.6% | 18,621 | 28.1% | 15,945 | 25.3% | 15,832 | 24.8% | |
| Total All Majors | 81,229 | 79,915 | 78,045 | 75,749 | 72,765 | 66,989 | 66,351 | 62,975 | 63,895 | ||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education | |||||||||||||||||||
