The bar graph below shows the numbers of male and female research students studying six subjects at a US university in 2011.
The bar graph displays six subjects taught at a US university in 2011 and the number of students in each cohort. Overall the most popular subject among both genders appear to be Natural science. The remaining subjects preferred by male and female students varied.
The top three subjects among male students are psychology, natural science, and mathematics, with each subject having a total of 200 male students. On the other hand, most female students were noted in natural science, linguistics, and psychology. The least preferred subject among female students is mathematics while the lowest number of male students are in linguistics.
Overall male students have more consistency in number among the top subjects, with the lowest being 70 students in linguistics. The number of female students fluctuated significantly, the lowest having around 40 female students in mathematics.
