Only 10 of the 40 public universities that granted the most degrees in 2014-15 did not count business among their top three majors, and four of those institutions were University of California campuses. Texas A&M University at College Station was the only one of the 40 that counted agriculture among its top three majors, the University of Texas at Arlington was the only one with liberal arts among the top three, and Virginia Tech was the only one with family and consumer sciences among the top three.
| 1. | U. of Central Florida | 12,629 | business | 2,636 | health professions | 1,997 | psychology | 1,163 |
| 2. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | 10,876 | business | 1,679 | engineering | 1,637 | communication | 908 |
| 3. | Ohio State U. | 10,414 | business | 1,787 | engineering | 1,490 | social sciences | 1,071 |
| 4. | Texas A&M U. at College Station | 10,164 | business | 1,690 | engineering | 1,426 | agriculture | 1,024 |
| 5. | U. of Texas at Austin | 9,503 | engineering | 1,121 | communication | 1,098 | social sciences | 1,090 |
| 6. | Arizona State U. | 9,053 | business | 2,041 | social sciences | 900 | engineering | 843 |
| 7. | Florida International U. | 8,494 | business | 2,181 | psychology | 1,088 | social sciences | 735 |
| 8. | Florida State U. | 8,421 | business | 1,499 | social sciences | 1,435 | biological sciences | 688 |
| 9. | U. of Florida | 8,393 | engineering | 1,134 | social sciences | 1,007 | biological sciences | 859 |
| 10. | Michigan State U. | 8,299 | business | 1,472 | communication | 978 | social sciences | 870 |
| 11. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 8,024 | engineering | 1,638 | business | 989 | social sciences | 623 |
| 12. | U. of South Florida | 7,992 | health professions | 1,490 | business | 1,360 | social sciences | 1,063 |
| 13. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 7,977 | social sciences | 2,084 | biological sciences | 1,217 | psychology | 876 |
| 14. | California State U. at Fullerton | 7,725 | business | 1,835 | communication | 986 | health professions | 767 |
| 15. | U. of California at Berkeley | 7,647 | social sciences | 1,616 | engineering | 936 | biological sciences | 872 |
| 16. | Rutgers U. at New Brunswick | 7,569 | business | 1,064 | engineering | 789 | health professions | 744 |
| 17. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 7,553 | biological sciences | 888 | social sciences | 858 | engineering | 793 |
| 18. | U. of Washington | 7,491 | social sciences | 1,079 | biological sciences | 1,024 | engineering | 773 |
| 19. | California State U. at Long Beach | 7,481 | business | 1,074 | visual and performing arts | 838 | health professions | 796 |
| 20. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 7,339 | business | 1,353 | social sciences | 649 | communication | 578 |
| 21. | California State U. at Northridge | 7,231 | business | 1,212 | communication | 996 | social sciences | 856 |
| 22. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 7,182 | engineering | 1,629 | business | 1,285 | health professions | 468 |
| 23. | U. of Maryland at College Park | 7,166 | social sciences | 1,206 | business | 976 | engineering | 887 |
| 24. | U. of California at Davis | 7,120 | biological sciences | 1,460 | social sciences | 1,189 | engineering | 710 |
| 25. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 7,091 | engineering | 1,210 | social sciences | 880 | psychology | 724 |
| 26. | U. of Texas at Arlington | 7,020 | health professions | 2,750 | business | 859 | liberal arts | 393 |
| 27. | U. of Georgia | 6,935 | business | 1,598 | communication | 738 | social sciences | 656 |
| 28. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 6,854 | biological sciences | 929 | social sciences | 847 | engineering | 807 |
| 29. | San Diego State U. | 6,714 | business | 1,417 | social sciences | 789 | psychology | 539 |
| 30. | U. of Arizona | 6,600 | business | 1,027 | biological sciences | 707 | social sciences | 614 |
| 31. | U. of North Texas | 6,440 | business | 1,287 | multidisciplinary studies | 849 | visual and performing arts | 570 |
| 32. | U. of Houston | 6,425 | business | 1,906 | psychology | 473 | social sciences | 433 |
| 33. | U. of California at Irvine | 6,414 | social sciences | 1,185 | health professions | 761 | psychology | 733 |
| 34. | Ohio U. | 6,338 | health professions | 2,727 | business | 632 | communication | 612 |
| 35. | Texas State U. at San Marcos | 6,205 | business | 1,102 | multidisciplinary studies | 538 | visual and performing arts | 487 |
| 36. | Temple U. | 6,024 | business | 1,290 | communication | 811 | visual and performing arts | 472 |
| 37. | U. of Missouri at Columbia | 5,995 | business | 901 | health professions | 832 | communication | 648 |
| 38. | Virginia Tech | 5,890 | engineering | 1,460 | business | 1,102 | family sciences | 507 |
| 39. | San Francisco State U. | 5,828 | business | 1,372 | social sciences | 557 | communication | 543 |
| 40. | California State U. at Sacramento | 5,690 | business | 830 | social sciences | 644 | communication | 484 |
Note: Only bachelor’s degrees granted for first majors in 2014-15 are represented in this table. The broad disciplines used to identify majors encompass related programs. Biological sciences includes biomedical sciences. Business includes management and marketing. Communication includes journalism. Multidisciplinary studies includes interdisciplinary studies. Family sciences includes consumer and human sciences. Liberal arts includes liberal sciences, general studies, and humanities.
Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data
