{"id":1829,"date":"2025-06-24T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/mapping-major-trends-at-umich\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:07:09","slug":"mapping-major-trends-at-umich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/mapping-major-trends-at-umich\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping major trends at UMich"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Across its 19 schools and colleges, the University of Michigan offers more than 280 degree<\/a> programs, with fields ranging from archeology of the Ancient Mediterranean to musical theory. Students from around the world<\/a> come to Ann Arbor to explore the University\u2019s extensive academic programs. However, despite an overwhelming number of potential paths, about one-fourth of undergraduates in 2023 (roughly 8,000 students) <\/strong>are concentrated in just five majors: computer science, business administration, economics, mechanical engineering and information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These majors don\u2019t just offer <\/a>lucrative<\/a> career paths \u2014 they\u2019re also highly ranked. The University is ranked 10th for computer science, fourth for business and fifth for undergraduate engineering overall by the U.S. News & World Report<\/a>. With top-quality instruction in these degree fields and nationwide trends<\/a> of increasing popularity in business and technology fields, it\u2019s no surprise that these five majors are among the fastest growing at the University<\/a> since 2000.\u00a0<\/p>\n