The following bar graph outlines the statistics of students’ chosen fields of study at a certain university in 2020. Five different majors are visible, namely, business, engineering, medicine, arts, and science.
The most popular out of the five is business, accounting for 30 percent of the student body, while science is the least desired with only a 10 percent choosing rate. In second place is engineering, followed by medicine, then arts.The gap between all departments is even and regular, each of them leaving a 5 percent difference between each other.
The trend of business being more popular may refer to the pressure of the job market, as well as the fact that business is a very flexible and adaptable line of study. Business majors have more opportunities for a stable income when compared to less popular majors like science and arts, where it can be harder to get hired after graduating. As for engineering and medicine, the fact that they do not win out over business may stem from the high barrier to entry for these faculties as they require more technical knowledge and host more intensive courses.
