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

Examples of major in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her dad owned a trucking company while her brother is majoring in economics. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Head Gear majors in independent film, TV and games finance, including government incentives, presales, gap and bridge funding, as well as executive production and packaging. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Given the Call of Duty games’ regular rotational cadence, Modern Warfare 4 ought to be the last major in-universe game before the movie comes out. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

Black, an honors student who scored 34 on the ACT, wants to attend a big school like Notre Dame or Illinois and major in accounting or finance. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026