The SDC sought to understand the trends in the number of majors within the various core science disciplines. The following graphs show how the majors are distributed by institution and also show the total number of majors in each of the core areas within the entire system.
Several things are clear from the graphs.
First, biology is by far the preferred major for undergraduates, which reflects the perceived opportunities for employment and professional school that a biology major brings. The health professions and the agricultural area provide a relatively large number of opportunities both in and outside of the state compared to the other disciplines. Second, the number of majors has remained essentially stable over the past three-year period, with a slight decrease in the most recent year. Third, most of the programs have at least ten majors, but there are a few exceptions.