This statistic shows the college majors that had the highest participation rate of students of Asian heritage. Computer engineering was the degree with the highest participation rate of Asian students. Statistics and decision science also had a high percentage of Asian students participating at 30 percent.
College majors with the highest participation rate of Asian students in the U.S. in 2009
Characteristic
Share of U.S. students
Computer Engineering
33%
Statistics and Decision Science
30%
Neuroscience
27%
Biomedical Engineering
26%
Other Foreign Languages
26%
Electrical Engineering
22%
Military Technologies
22%
Biochemical Sciences
20%
Applied Mathematics
20%
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (May 24, 2011). College majors with the highest participation rate of Asian students in the U.S. in 2009 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225726/college-majors-with-the-highest-participation-of-asian-students-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "College majors with the highest participation rate of Asian students in the U.S. in 2009." Chart. May 24, 2011. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225726/college-majors-with-the-highest-participation-of-asian-students-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2011). College majors with the highest participation rate of Asian students in the U.S. in 2009. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225726/college-majors-with-the-highest-participation-of-asian-students-in-the-united-states/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "College Majors with The Highest Participation Rate of Asian Students in The U.S. in 2009." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225726/college-majors-with-the-highest-participation-of-asian-students-in-the-united-states/
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