major in

phrasal verb

majored in; majoring in; majors in

US, of a college or university student

: to have (a specified subject) as one's main subject of study

plans to major in history

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For her part, Amodei majored in literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026 She is set to graduate from Northern State University this spring with a double major in psychology and criminal justice and a minor in legal studies. —

Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026 Brooke Sidler, a 21-year-old senior from Plano with a double major in marketing and management, took the class on a recommendation from another professor. —

Kevin Sherrington feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026 The grant will also help UT launch new academic majors in Great Books and in Strategy and Statecraft by Fall 2027. —

Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for major in