Fall 2005 - Fall 2009 Student Enrollment Trends by Academic Major
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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| Major | Degree | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Administration of Justice | BS | 573 | 6.5 | 558 | 6.6 | 520 | 6.3 | 464 | 5.7 | 497 | 5.7 | 33 | 7.1 | - 76 | - 13.3 |
| CERG | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Advanced Graduate Studies School Psychology | CERM | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 500.0 |
| Anthropology | BA | 100 | 1.1 | 111 | 1.3 | 108 | 1.3 | 96 | 1.2 | 103 | 1.2 | 7 | 7.3 | 3 | 3.0 |
| MA | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.4 | 9 | 36.0 | NA | NA | |
| Art (History) | BA | 53 | 0.6 | 56 | 0.7 | 55 | 0.7 | 61 | 0.7 | 71 | 0.8 | 10 | 16.4 | 18 | 34.0 |
| MA | - | - | 6 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Art History | MA | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.2 | 11 | 122.2 | NA | NA |
| Association Management | CERG | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Biodefense | MS | 103 | 1.2 | - | - | 23 | 0.3 | 28 | 0.3 | 33 | 0.4 | 5 | 17.9 | - 70 | - 68.0 |
| PHD | 105 | 1.2 | - | - | 46 | 0.6 | 34 | 0.4 | 39 | 0.4 | 5 | 14.7 | - 66 | - 62.9 | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | CERG | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | NA | NA |
| College Teaching | CERG | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 300.0 | NA | NA |
| Communication | BA | 840 | 9.5 | 812 | 9.5 | 787 | 9.5 | 758 | 9.2 | 787 | 9.1 | 29 | 3.8 | - 53 | - 6.3 |
| MA | 26 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.2 | 34 | 0.4 | 41 | 0.5 | 38 | 0.4 | - 3 | - 7.3 | 12 | 46.2 | |
| PHD | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.2 | 9 | 112.5 | NA | NA | |
| Community College Education | DA | 87 | 1.0 | 74 | 0.9 | 59 | 0.7 | 57 | 0.7 | 51 | 0.6 | - 6 | - 10.5 | - 36 | - 41.4 |
| CERG | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Creative Writing | MFA | 123 | 1.4 | 106 | 1.2 | 100 | 1.2 | 99 | 1.2 | 116 | 1.3 | 17 | 17.2 | - 7 | - 5.7 |
| Crit Ana and Strat Res to Terr | CERG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cultural Studies | PHD | 55 | 0.6 | 52 | 0.6 | 62 | 0.7 | 61 | 0.7 | 67 | 0.8 | 6 | 9.8 | 12 | 21.8 |
| Economic Systems Design | CERG | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Economics | BA | 166 | 1.9 | 156 | 1.8 | 129 | 1.6 | 148 | 1.8 | 162 | 1.9 | 14 | 9.5 | - 4 | - 2.4 |
| BS | 196 | 2.2 | 202 | 2.4 | 198 | 2.4 | 225 | 2.7 | 243 | 2.8 | 18 | 8.0 | 47 | 24.0 | |
| MA | 61 | 0.7 | 70 | 0.8 | 70 | 0.8 | 73 | 0.9 | 64 | 0.7 | - 9 | - 12.3 | 3 | 4.9 | |
| PHD | 137 | 1.6 | 150 | 1.8 | 134 | 1.6 | 147 | 1.8 | 142 | 1.6 | - 5 | - 3.4 | 5 | 3.6 | |
| Emergency Mgmt & Homeland Secu | CERG | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 4 | 200.0 | NA | NA |
| English | BA | 552 | 6.3 | 561 | 6.6 | 517 | 6.2 | 518 | 6.3 | 499 | 5.8 | - 19 | - 3.7 | - 53 | - 9.6 |
| MA | 129 | 1.5 | 122 | 1.4 | 124 | 1.5 | 137 | 1.7 | 133 | 1.5 | - 4 | - 2.9 | 4 | 3.1 | |
| NDG | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | - 1 | - 50.0 | |
| English (Linguistics) | MA | 28 | 0.3 | 35 | 0.4 | 39 | 0.5 | 31 | 0.4 | 35 | 0.4 | 4 | 12.9 | 7 | 25.0 |
| Foreign Languages | BA | 112 | 1.3 | 130 | 1.5 | 117 | 1.4 | 134 | 1.6 | 134 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 19.6 |
| MA | 31 | 0.4 | 39 | 0.5 | 44 | 0.5 | 38 | 0.5 | 42 | 0.5 | 4 | 10.5 | 11 | 35.5 | |
| French | BA | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Global Affairs | BA | 206 | 2.3 | 296 | 3.5 | 385 | 4.6 | 473 | 5.8 | 556 | 6.4 | 83 | 17.5 | 350 | 169.9 |
| MA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Government and International Politics | BA | 944 | 10.7 | 920 | 10.8 | 869 | 10.5 | 805 | 9.8 | 822 | 9.5 | 17 | 2.1 | - 122 | - 12.9 |
| Government and Politics | BA | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | - 3 | - 60.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Higher Ed Administration | CERG | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 200.0 | NA | NA |
| History | BA | 403 | 4.6 | 429 | 5.0 | 447 | 5.4 | 446 | 5.4 | 458 | 5.3 | 12 | 2.7 | 55 | 13.6 |
| MA | 164 | 1.9 | 175 | 2.1 | 167 | 2.0 | 160 | 1.9 | 177 | 2.0 | 17 | 10.6 | 13 | 7.9 | |
| PHD | 39 | 0.4 | 42 | 0.5 | 45 | 0.5 | 49 | 0.6 | 57 | 0.7 | 8 | 16.3 | 18 | 46.2 | |
| NDG | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Individualized Study | BIS | 133 | 1.5 | 129 | 1.5 | 106 | 1.3 | 114 | 1.4 | 163 | 1.9 | 49 | 43.0 | 30 | 22.6 |
| BPRE | 225 | 2.6 | 165 | 1.9 | 151 | 1.8 | 133 | 1.6 | 59 | 0.7 | - 74 | - 55.6 | - 166 | - 73.8 | |
| Information Policy & Administration | CERG | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Integrative Studies | BA | 319 | 3.6 | 306 | 3.6 | 296 | 3.6 | 261 | 3.2 | 286 | 3.3 | 25 | 9.6 | - 33 | - 10.3 |
| BS | 27 | 0.3 | 32 | 0.4 | 30 | 0.4 | 34 | 0.4 | 40 | 0.5 | 6 | 17.6 | 13 | 48.1 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | BPRE | 13 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | - 12 | - 92.3 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies, (Individualized) | MAIS | 86 | 1.0 | 119 | 1.4 | 115 | 1.4 | 116 | 1.4 | 114 | 1.3 | - 2 | - 1.7 | 28 | 32.6 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies, (Liberal) | MAIS | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| International Studies | BA | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Justice, Law, and Crime Policy | MA | 6 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 | 2 | 12.5 | 12 | 200.0 |
| PHD | 6 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.3 | 9 | 64.3 | 17 | 283.3 | |
| Latin American Studies | BA | - | - | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.1 | 7 | 233.3 | NA | NA |
| Linguistics | PHD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Microbial Biodefense | CERG | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Neuroscience | BS | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0.2 | 51 | 0.6 | 88 | 1.0 | 37 | 72.5 | NA | NA |
| Non-Degree Contract Course | NDG | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 1 | 11.1 | NA | NA |
| NDU | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | 150.0 | NA | NA | |
| Nonprofit Management | CERG | 5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | - 4 | - 66.7 | - 3 | - 60.0 |
| Philosophy | BA | 58 | 0.7 | 61 | 0.7 | 60 | 0.7 | 56 | 0.7 | 55 | 0.6 | - 1 | - 1.8 | - 3 | - 5.2 |
| MA | 7 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.2 | 24 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.3 | 2 | 8.3 | 19 | 271.4 | |
| Political Science | MA | 66 | 0.7 | 66 | 0.8 | 66 | 0.8 | 53 | 0.6 | 51 | 0.6 | - 2 | - 3.8 | - 15 | - 22.7 |
| PHD | - | - | 5 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.2 | 31 | 0.4 | 12 | 63.2 | NA | NA | |
| NDG | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Prof Writing & Rhetoric | CERG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Professional Writing & Editing | CERG | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | - 1 | - 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Psychology | BA | 531 | 6.0 | 545 | 6.4 | 552 | 6.7 | 584 | 7.1 | 588 | 6.8 | 4 | 0.7 | 57 | 10.7 |
| BS | 455 | 5.2 | 459 | 5.4 | 420 | 5.1 | 411 | 5.0 | 460 | 5.3 | 49 | 11.9 | 5 | 1.1 | |
| MA | 93 | 1.1 | 92 | 1.1 | 105 | 1.3 | 105 | 1.3 | 100 | 1.2 | - 5 | - 4.8 | 7 | 7.5 | |
| PHD | 123 | 1.4 | 124 | 1.5 | 131 | 1.6 | 123 | 1.5 | 123 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| NDG | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Public Administration | BS | 97 | 1.1 | 99 | 1.2 | 87 | 1.1 | 66 | 0.8 | 68 | 0.8 | 2 | 3.0 | - 29 | - 29.9 |
| MPA | 259 | 2.9 | 264 | 3.1 | 272 | 3.3 | 275 | 3.4 | 275 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 6.2 | |
| DPA | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| NDG | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Religious Studies | BA | 22 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.3 | 21 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.4 | 13 | 61.9 | 12 | 54.5 |
| Russian & Eurasian Studies | BA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Russian Studies | BA | 17 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | - 2 | - 12.5 | - 3 | - 17.6 |
| Sociology | BA | 149 | 1.7 | 153 | 1.8 | 157 | 1.9 | 160 | 1.9 | 168 | 1.9 | 8 | 5.0 | 19 | 12.8 |
| MA | 25 | 0.3 | 39 | 0.5 | 46 | 0.6 | 45 | 0.5 | 37 | 0.4 | - 8 | - 17.8 | 12 | 48.0 | |
| PHD | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.2 | 10 | 90.9 | NA | NA | |
| NDG | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Spanish | BA | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Speech Communication | BA | 8 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Teaching English as Second Language | CERG | 9 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | - 2 | - 33.3 | - 5 | - 55.6 |
| Undeclared | BPRE | 105 | 1.2 | 92 | 1.1 | 72 | 0.9 | 41 | 0.5 | 31 | 0.4 | - 10 | - 24.4 | - 74 | - 70.5 |
| NDG | 397 | 4.5 | 309 | 3.6 | 212 | 2.6 | 153 | 1.9 | 180 | 2.1 | 27 | 17.6 | - 217 | - 54.7 | |
| NDU | 319 | 3.6 | 219 | 2.6 | 133 | 1.6 | 129 | 1.6 | 138 | 1.6 | 9 | 7.0 | - 181 | - 56.7 | |
| Usability | CERG | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Women and Gender Studies | CERG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Unit Total | 8,818 | 100.0 | 8,505 | 100.0 | 8,284 | 100.0 | 8,208 | 100.0 | 8,670 | 100.0 | 462 | 5.6 | - 148 | - 1.7 | |