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The most popular Boston University undergraduate major is Business Administration and Management, General. Computer Science and Economics, General are other popular majors.
| Business Administration and Management, General | 678 |
| Computer Science | 280 |
| Economics, General | 264 |
| Psychology, General | 253 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 208 |
| Radio and Television | 195 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 179 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 149 |
| Advertising | 140 |
| Neuroscience | 140 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 131 |
| Communication, General | 129 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 129 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 126 |
| Mathematics, General | 121 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 119 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 114 |
| Physiology, General | 109 |
| Journalism | 104 |
| Molecular Biology | 91 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 64 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 60 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 59 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 56 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 47 |
| Philosophy | 44 |
| Economics, General | 41 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 41 |
| History, General | 41 |
| Rehabilitation Science | 33 |
| Sociology | 33 |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 31 |
| Chemistry, General | 26 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 26 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 25 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 25 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 24 |
| Acting | 23 |
| Environmental Science | 23 |
| Graphic Design | 23 |
| Linguistics | 23 |
| Music Performance, General | 23 |
| Psychology, General | 23 |
| Physics, General | 22 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 18 |
| Anthropology | 15 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 15 |
| Architectural History and Criticism, General | 14 |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 14 |
| Computer Science | 14 |
| Conservation Biology | 14 |
| Mathematics, General | 14 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 13 |
| Computational Mathematics | 12 |
| Music, General | 12 |
| Painting | 12 |
| Philosophy | 12 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 12 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 11 |
| Archeology | 9 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 8 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, Other | 8 |
| Radio and Television | 8 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 8 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 8 |
| Music Teacher Education | 7 |
| Neuroscience | 7 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 6 |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 6 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 6 |
| History, General | 6 |
| Journalism | 6 |
| Advertising | 5 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 5 |
| Astronomy | 5 |
| Chemistry, Other | 5 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 5 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician | 5 |
| Communication, General | 5 |
| Linguistics | 5 |
| Sociology | 5 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 5 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 4 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 4 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 4 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 4 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 4 |
| Youth Services/Administration | 4 |
| Architectural History and Criticism, General | 3 |
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 3 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 3 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness | 3 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 3 |
| Music Performance, General | 3 |
| Sculpture | 3 |
| Anthropology | 2 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 2 |
| Chemistry, General | 2 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 2 |
| Environmental Science | 2 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 2 |
| French Language and Literature | 2 |
| French Language and Literature | 2 |
| Graphic Design | 2 |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 2 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 2 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 2 |
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 2 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 1 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 1 |
| Archeology | 1 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 |
| Comparative Literature | 1 |
| Comparative Literature | 1 |
| Computational Mathematics | 1 |
| Conservation Biology | 1 |
| Counseling Psychology | 1 |
| Cultural Anthropology | 1 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 1 |
| European Studies/Civilization | 1 |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 1 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 |
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 |
| Medical Anthropology | 1 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 |
| Molecular Biology | 1 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 |
| Painting | 1 |
| Pre-Dentistry Studies | 1 |
| Printmaking | 1 |
| Printmaking | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 |
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 |
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 1 |
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