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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Public Health: Systems Thinking For Human Problems The healthcare sector is crucial to the global economy, making medicine and healthcare majors another group of the highest-paying majors in 2025.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Per the official roster, the Greenbelt, Md., native majored in health administration and public policy.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 27 May 2025
College graduates who majored in STEM fields were most likely to go on to earn six-figure salaries, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Now 22 and a recent graduate of the University of Miami, Toren is aiming to address that issue with his company, Killa Dinks.
Toren, who majored in Entrepreneurship with minors in Finance and Business Law, started his company during his sophomore year at UM.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Per the official roster, the Greenbelt, Md., native majored in health administration and public policy.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 27 May 2025
College graduates who majored in STEM fields were most likely to go on to earn six-figure salaries, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Now 22 and a recent graduate of the University of Miami, Toren is aiming to address that issue with his company, Killa Dinks.
Toren, who majored in Entrepreneurship with minors in Finance and Business Law, started his company during his sophomore year at UM.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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“Major in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20in. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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