The times they are a-changin’. It wasn’t that long ago, the 1990’s to be exact, when one out of every ten college students wanted to become a teacher.[1] Today, that percentage has been sliced in half.[2]
Of course, like any degree program, there are times of high demand, and times of low demand. Today, we’ll show you five degree programs that are in high demand, and five degree programs that have fallen out of favor.
High Demand Undergrad Degree Programs 2022-2025[3]
Business: Estimated growth 19%
Health professions: Estimated growth 13%
Biological/biomedical sciences: Estimated growth 7%
Psychology: Estimated growth 6%
Engineering: Estimated growth 6%
Majors With the Lowest Enrollments Since 2020[4]
Precision Production: only a dozen or so grads per year
Library science: Only a few hundred, at most, grads per year
Theology & Religious Vocations: Roughly only 7k grads per year
Area, Ethnic, Cultural & Gender Studies: Roughly 7k grads per year
Architecture: Less than 10k grads per year
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[1] Survey: Number of Future Teachers Reaches All-time Low | NEA
[2] Opinion | People Don’t Want to Be Teachers Anymore. Can You Blame Them? – The New York Times
[3] COE – Undergraduate Degree Fields
[4] Bachelor’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by field of study: Selected academic years, 1970-71 through 2021-22