What are the most popular majors at the University of Maryland Baltimore County?

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    Ridhi | Contributor-Level 10

    3 months ago

    Some of the top courses at UMBC studied by alumni, along with the percentage of the degrees awarded for bachelors and masters programs at the university are given below:

    Bachelors Degree 

    % 

    Masters Degree 

    % 

    General Psychology 

    13.3% 

    Other Multidisciplinary Studies 

    41.9% 

    Computer Science 

    13.2% 

    Information Sciences 

    16.9% 

    General Biological Sciences 

    12.7% 

    Computer Science 

    15.1% 

    Information Sciences 

    9.03% 

    Engineering & Industrial Management 

    4.2% 

    Mechanical Engineering 

    4.43 

    General Education 

    3.6% 

    General Economics 

    4.12% 

    General Public Policy Analysis 

    1.6% 

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    Akanksha Malhotra | Contributor-Level 10

    a year ago

    Some of the popular majors at UMBC include Engineering; Social Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Psychology; Visual and Performing Arts, etc. The popular majors of UMBC 2022 graduates are:

    • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services: 25%
    • Psychology: 13%
    • Social Sciences: 9%
    • Engineering: 7%

    Here are some of the courses that were studied by UMBC alumni: 

    UMBC Courses

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