Fewer Students Are Majoring In Computer Science, Education And English

Based on the steady coverage of how humanities are losing their popularity, tales of woe about art and psychology graduates making minuscule salaries, and the drum beat to push students towards STEM degrees, you might think the liberal arts is dying in favor of technical majors. The truth is a little more complicated. Ben Schmidt at Northeastern University put together the data in an interactive chart on the trends of college majors over the past few decades. It shows the percentage of students ...