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The most popular American University undergraduate major is International Relations and Affairs. Business Administration and Management, General and Political Science and Government, General are other popular majors.
| International Relations and Affairs | 379 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 206 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 162 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 124 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 107 |
| Finance, General | 75 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 66 |
| Public Health, General | 62 |
| Journalism | 54 |
| Psychology, General | 50 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 48 |
| Economics, General | 43 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 33 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 27 |
| Computer Science | 24 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 24 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 24 |
| Economics, General | 23 |
| Legal Studies, General | 21 |
| Accounting | 18 |
| History, General | 18 |
| Sociology | 18 |
| Environmental Science | 16 |
| General Literature | 16 |
| Neuroscience | 15 |
| Graphic Design | 14 |
| Psychology, General | 14 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 13 |
| Musical Theatre | 13 |
| Environmental Studies | 11 |
| Anthropology | 10 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 10 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 9 |
| Legal Studies, General | 9 |
| Philosophy | 9 |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | 9 |
| Music, General | 8 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 8 |
| Statistics, General | 8 |
| Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other | 7 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 7 |
| History, General | 7 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 6 |
| Environmental Studies | 6 |
| Sociology | 6 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 5 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 5 |
| Journalism | 5 |
| Mathematics, General | 5 |
| Political Science and Government, Other | 5 |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 5 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 4 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 4 |
| Physics, General | 4 |
| Statistics, Other | 4 |
| Women’s Studies | 4 |
| Women’s Studies | 4 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 3 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 3 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 3 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 3 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 3 |
| Philosophy | 3 |
| Public Health, General | 3 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 3 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 2 |
| Anthropology | 2 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 2 |
| Dance, General | 2 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 2 |
| French Studies | 2 |
| Graphic Design | 2 |
| Mathematics, General | 2 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 |
| Statistics, Other | 2 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 |
| Arabic Language and Literature | 1 |
| Arabic Language and Literature | 1 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 1 |
| General Literature | 1 |
| German Studies | 1 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 |
| Photography | 1 |
| Political Science and Government, Other | 1 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 1 |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 |
The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.