{"id":9,"date":"2025-08-26T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:53:02","slug":"degrees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/data\/degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"accordion\">\n<h2><strong>Snapshot: Top majors among Spring 2025 baccalaureate graduates.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-761 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/TopMajors2024-1024x511.png\" alt=\"Horizontal bar chart showing college majors by number and percentage: Psychology 54 (16%), Biology 44 (13%), Economics 41 (12%), Environmental Studies 30 (9%), others fewer.\" width=\"740\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/TopMajors2024-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/TopMajors2024-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/TopMajors2024-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/TopMajors2024-1536x767.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/TopMajors2024.png 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Snapshot: Trends in majors at graduation over the past five years.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-764 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Ranks-20-24-1024x698.png\" alt=\"Line chart showing the top 8 graduating majors from 2020 to 2024, with Psychology and Biology consistently ranked first and second, respectively.\" width=\"740\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Ranks-20-24-1024x698.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Ranks-20-24-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Ranks-20-24-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Ranks-20-24-1536x1047.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Ranks-20-24-2048x1396.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-765 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Percent-20-24-1024x526.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing percentages of students in top majors from 2020 to 2024, with psychology, biology, and political science as the most popular majors in each year.\" width=\"740\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Percent-20-24-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Percent-20-24-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Percent-20-24-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Percent-20-24-1536x790.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/07\/Percent-20-24-2048x1053.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Graduate Summaries Archives<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These records are archived and are maintained for historical, research, or recordkeeping purposes only.<\/p>\n<p>The number of degrees conferred by undergraduate major, undergraduate minor, and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) certification area.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">BA\/BS Majors<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Masters<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">BA\/BS Minors<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/08\/SP25-Grad-Summaries-UG-Majors.pdf\">2025 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/08\/SP25-Grad-Summaries-MAT.pdf\">2025 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/08\/SP25-Grad-Summaries-UG-Minors.pdf\">2025 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/08\/SP24-Grad-Summaries-UG-Majors.pdf\">2024 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/10\/SP24-Grad-Summaries-MAT-10-1-24.pdf\">2024 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/08\/SP24-Grad-Summaries-UG-Minors.pdf\">2024 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/SP23-Grad-Summaries-UG-Majors.pdf\">2023 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/SP23-Grad-Summaries-MAT.pdf\">2023 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/08\/SP23-Grad-Summaries-UG-Minors.pdf\">2023 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/08\/SP22-Grad-Summaries-UG-Majors-v2.pdf\">2022 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/07\/SP22-Grad-Summaries-MAT-v2.pdf\">2022 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2022\/08\/SP22-Grad-Summaries-UG-Minors-v2.pdf\">2022 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/09\/SP21-Grad-Summaries-UG-Majors.pdf\">2021 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/09\/SP21-Grad-Summaries-MAT.pdf\">2021 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/09\/SP21-Grad-Summaries-UG-Minors.pdf\">2021 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2020\/08\/SP20-Grad-Summaries-UG-Majors.pdf\">2020 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2020\/08\/SP20-Grad-Summaries-MAT.pdf\">2020 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2020\/08\/SP20-Grad-Summaries-UG-Minors.pdf\">2020 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2019\/08\/SP19-Grad-Summaries-UG-Majors.pdf\">2019 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2019\/08\/SP19-Grad-Summaries-MAT.pdf\">2019 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2019\/08\/SP19-Grad-Summaries-UG-Minors.pdf\">2019 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2018\/09\/SP-18-Grad-summaries-UG-Majors-9-8-18.pdf\">2018 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2018\/07\/SP-18-Grad-summaries-MAT-7-6-18.pdf\">2018 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2018\/09\/SP-18-Grad-summaries-UG-Minors-9-8-18.pdf\">2018 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2017<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/SP-17-Grad-summaries-UG-Majors-Corrected-9-21-17.pdf\">2017 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/SP-17-Grad-summaries-Masters.pdf\">2017 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/SP-17-Grad-summaries-UG-Minors-Corrected-9-21-17.pdf\">2017 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/SP-16-Grad-summaries-Baccalaureate-9-12-17.pdf\">2016 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2016\/07\/sp16-summaries-grad-masters.pdf\">2016 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/SP-16-Grad-summaries-UG-minors-9-12-17.pdf\">2016 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/spring-2015-grad-summaries-ug-majors.pdf\">2015 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/spring-2015-grad-summaries-all.pdf\">2015 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/spring-2015-grad-summaries-ug-minors.pdf\">2015 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/14_bac.pdf\">2014 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/14_gradbac.pdf\">2014 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/14_minors.pdf\">2014 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/13_bac.pdf\">2013 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/13_gradbac.pdf\">2013 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/13_minors.pdf\">2013 Minors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/12_bac.pdf\">2012 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/12_gradbac.pdf\">2012 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2011<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/SP-11-Bacc.pdf\">2011 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/SP-11-All-1.pdf\">2011 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2010<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/SP10-Bacc-1.pdf\">2010 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/10_gradbac.pdf\">2010 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2009<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/09_bac.pdf\">2009 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/09_gradbac.pdf\">2009 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/08_bac.pdf\">2008 Majors (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2014\/07\/08_gradbac.pdf\">2008 MAT (PDF)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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Snapshot: Trends in majors at graduation over the past five years. Graduate Summaries Archives These records are archived and are maintained for historical, research, or recordkeeping purposes only. The number of degrees conferred by undergraduate major, undergraduate minor, and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) certification area. 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