major in

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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Kriti plans on majoring in jazz and said her dream is to attend a prestigious cross-registration program of Barnard College of Columbia University and the Manhattan School of Music. —

Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026 Some of them majored in environmental studies, biology, forestry and natural resources management. —

Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 The 2025 grads most likely to have found work soon after college majored in agriculture and environmental science, nursing, history or philosophy, and education. —

Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 Put together by 11 Aurora University students majoring in a diversity of subjects, this project won the recent Community Partners Award from the Illinois Association of Museums. —

Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for major in