Depending on where you live, a graduate degree can significantly increase the salary you earn — but which degrees are growing and declining across the US?

Using National Center for Education Statistics data on the number of undergraduate degrees awarded between the 2010-2011 and 2020-2021 academic years, Kashish Rastogi visualized which fields of study are gaining and losing popularity among American students. Those with fewer than 30,000 graduates were not included.

Key Findings:

• Business remains the most popular field of study for undergrads, with 391,000 bachelor's degrees awarded in the 2020-2021 academic year — an increase of seven percent from since 2010-2011.

• Degrees related to computer and information sciences have grown by 144 percent over the last decade, with 105,000 graduates in 2020-2021.

• More students are seeking a career in the health profession, which saw an 87 percent increase in completed college degrees. The field accounts for a considerable 13 percent of 2020-2021's total graduating class.

• The number of graduates with a liberal arts degree has fallen by 10 percent since 2010-2011, while completed education degrees have dipped 14 percent.

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Via Visual Capitalist.

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