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Bachelor's degrees earned in the United States by field of research 2015/16

Number of bachelor's degrees earned in the United States in 2015/16, by field of research

The data displays the number of bachelor's degrees earned in higher education in 2015/16, according to the field of research. In 2016, there were total 37,005 bachelor's degrees were earned in agriculture and natural resources sector.

Business 371694
Health professions and related programs 228896
Social sciences and history 161230
Psychology 117440
Biological and biomedical sciences 113749
Engineering 106850
Visual and performing arts 92979
Communication, journalism, and related programs 92554
Education 87217
Computer and information sciences 64405
Homeland security, law enforcement, and firefighting 61157
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies 50918
Multi/interdisciplinary studies 48794
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities 43661
English language and literature/letters 42795
Agriculture and natural resources 37005
Public administration and social services 34432
Physical sciences and science technologies 30477
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 25389
Mathematics and statistics 22777
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 18427
Engineering technologies 17159
Philosophy and religious studies 10157
Theology and religious vocations 9804
Architecture and related services 8823
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 7840
Communications technologies 4824
Transportation and materials moving 4529
Legal professions and studies 4243
Military technologies and applied sciences 358
Library science 85
Precision production 50