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The most popular Boston University undergraduate major is Business Administration and Management, General. Communication, General and Economics, General are other popular majors.
| Business Administration and Management, General | 638 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 381 |
| Economics, General | 252 |
| Psychology, General | 223 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 213 |
| HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS | 212 |
| Computer Science | 203 |
| Radio and Television | 202 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 138 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 136 |
| Neuroscience | 130 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 124 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 116 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 107 |
| Mathematics, General | 96 |
| Physiology, General | 94 |
| Journalism | 93 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 76 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 72 |
| Molecular Biology | 66 |
| Rehabilitation Science | 63 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 62 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 59 |
| Sociology, General | 41 |
| History, General | 37 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 |
| Philosophy | 35 |
| Graphic Design | 33 |
| Psychology, General | 30 |
| Economics, General | 29 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 24 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 24 |
| Acting | 23 |
| Music Performance, General | 23 |
| Chemistry, General | 22 |
| Anthropology, General | 21 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 21 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 21 |
| Painting | 20 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 20 |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 19 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 19 |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 19 |
| Environmental Science | 18 |
| Mathematics, General | 18 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 18 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician | 17 |
| Computer Science | 17 |
| Linguistics | 17 |
| Physics, General | 17 |
| Radio and Television | 17 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 16 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 16 |
| Counseling Psychology | 15 |
| Conservation Biology | 14 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, Other | 13 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 13 |
| Architectural History and Criticism, General | 12 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 12 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 12 |
| Astronomy | 11 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 9 |
| Chemistry, Other | 8 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 8 |
| Philosophy | 8 |
| Archeology | 7 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 6 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 6 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 6 |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 6 |
| History, General | 6 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 6 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 6 |
| Music Teacher Education | 6 |
| Music Theory and Composition | 6 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 6 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 6 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 5 |
| Computational Mathematics | 5 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 5 |
| Neuroscience | 5 |
| Sociology, General | 5 |
| Youth Services/Administration | 5 |
| Advertising | 4 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 4 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 4 |
| Education, General | 4 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 4 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 3 |
| Comparative Literature | 3 |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 3 |
| European Studies/Civilization | 3 |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 3 |
| French Language and Literature | 3 |
| Journalism | 3 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 3 |
| Music, General | 3 |
| Printmaking | 3 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 3 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 3 |
| Anthropology, General | 2 |
| Architectural History and Criticism, General | 2 |
| Environmental Science | 2 |
| Linguistics | 2 |
| Physics, General | 2 |
| Printmaking | 2 |
| Sculpture | 2 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 2 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 1 |
| Archeology | 1 |
| Art Teacher Education | 1 |
| Astronomy | 1 |
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 1 |
| Chemistry, General | 1 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 |
| Education, Other | 1 |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 1 |
| Italian Studies | 1 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 1 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 |
| Music Performance, General | 1 |
| Music Theory and Composition | 1 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 |
| Painting | 1 |
| Rehabilitation Science | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 |
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 1 |
| Area Studies, Other | 0 |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 0 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 0 |
| East Asian Studies | 0 |
| Education, Other | 0 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness | 0 |
| Engineering, General | 0 |
| Environmental Biology | 0 |
| Financial Mathematics | 0 |
| Geography | 0 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 0 |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 0 |
| German Language and Literature | 0 |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 0 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 0 |
| Latin Language and Literature | 0 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 0 |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 0 |
| Pre-Dentistry Studies | 0 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 0 |
| Russian Language and Literature | 0 |
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