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The most popular University of California, Berkeley undergraduate major is Computer Science. Econometrics and Quantitative Economics and Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology are other popular majors.
| Computer Science | 718 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 700 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 694 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 498 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 448 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 437 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 409 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 280 |
| Sociology | 258 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 226 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 221 |
| Environmental Studies | 207 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 205 |
| Cognitive Science | 204 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 189 |
| Public Health, General | 187 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 185 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 173 |
| Legal Studies, General | 169 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 158 |
| Computer Science | 130 |
| Chemistry, General | 123 |
| Architecture | 113 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 105 |
| Chemical Engineering | 104 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 99 |
| History, General | 99 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 99 |
| International/Global Studies | 94 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 93 |
| Anthropology | 89 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 89 |
| Mathematics, General | 82 |
| Philosophy | 82 |
| Social Work | 82 |
| Environmental Science | 79 |
| Physics, General | 74 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 73 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 70 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 69 |
| Statistics, General | 69 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 64 |
| Operations Research | 63 |
| Ethnic Studies | 59 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 54 |
| Statistics, General | 54 |
| Linguistics | 50 |
| Legal Studies, General | 49 |
| Microbiology, General | 42 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 41 |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 41 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 40 |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 38 |
| Astrophysics | 37 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 34 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 32 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 30 |
| Materials Science | 30 |
| Music, General | 29 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 27 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 27 |
| Cognitive Science | 26 |
| Physics, General | 25 |
| Sociology | 25 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 23 |
| Public Health, General | 23 |
| History, General | 22 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | 22 |
| Women’s Studies | 22 |
| Comparative Literature | 21 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 19 |
| Engineering Science | 19 |
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 19 |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 19 |
| Linguistics | 19 |
| Landscape Architecture | 18 |
| Ethnic Studies | 17 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 16 |
| Anthropology | 15 |
| Environmental Studies | 14 |
| Mathematics, General | 14 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 14 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 13 |
| Engineering, Other | 13 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 13 |
| French Language and Literature | 13 |
| International/Global Studies | 13 |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 13 |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 12 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 12 |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 12 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 11 |
| Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | 11 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 11 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 10 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 10 |
| Astrophysics | 9 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 9 |
| Operations Research | 8 |
| Women’s Studies | 8 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 7 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 7 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 7 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 7 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 6 |
| Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | 6 |
| Comparative Literature | 6 |
| French Language and Literature | 6 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | 6 |
| Social Work | 6 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 5 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 5 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 5 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 5 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 5 |
| Philosophy | 5 |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 4 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 4 |
| Music, General | 4 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 4 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 |
| Chemistry, General | 3 |
| Dance, General | 3 |
| Environmental Science | 3 |
| German Language and Literature | 3 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 3 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 2 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 2 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 2 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 |
| Dance, General | 2 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 2 |
| Microbiology, General | 2 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 2 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 1 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 1 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 1 |
| German Language and Literature | 1 |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 |
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 |
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 |
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | 1 |
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | 1 |
| Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 |
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