About 6 percent of college undergraduates earn psychology degrees, according to the most recent data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Bachelor's degrees conferred 2004-2005, top 10 fields
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Business: 311,600
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Social sciences and history: 156,900
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Education: 105,500
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Psychology: 85,600
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Visual and performing arts: 81,000
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Health professions and related clinical sciences: 80,700
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Engineering and engineering technologies: 78,600
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Communications, journalism, and related programs: 72,700
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Biological and biomedical sciences: 64,600
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Computer and information sciences: 54,100
