2009 National Survey of Student Engagement
Results by Discipline
Respondents were asked to specify their major or expected major in their own words. Responses were coded by NSSE staff into one of the following disciplines.
| Arts and Humanities |
Engineering |
Social Science |
| Art, fine and applied |
Aero-/astronautical engineering |
Anthropology |
| English (language and literature) |
Civil engineering |
Economics |
| History |
Chemical engineering |
Ethnic studies |
| Journalism |
Electrical or electronic engineering |
Geography |
| Language and literature (except English) |
Industrial engineering |
Political science (includes govt, int. relations) |
| Music |
Materials engineering |
Psychology |
| Philosophy |
Mechanical engineering |
Social work |
| Speech |
General/other engineering |
Sociology |
| Theater or drama |
Physical Science |
Gender studies |
| Theology or religion |
Astronomy |
Other social science |
| Other arts & humanities |
Atmospheric science (including meteorology) |
Other |
| Biological Sciences |
Chemistry |
Agriculture |
| Biology (general) |
Earth science (including geology) |
Communications |
| Biochemistry or biophysics |
Mathematics |
Computer science |
| Botany |
Physics |
Family Studies |
| Environmental science |
Statistics |
Natural resources and conservation |
| Marine (life) science |
Other physical science |
Kinesiology |
| Microbiology or bacteriology |
Professional |
Criminal justice |
| Zoology |
Architecture |
Military science |
| Other biological science |
Urban Planning |
Parks, recreation, leisure studies, sports management |
| Business |
Health technology (medical, dental, laboratory) |
Public administration |
| Accounting |
Law |
Technical/vocational |
| Business administration (general) |
Library/archival science |
Other field |
| Finance |
Medicine |
Undecided |
| International business |
Dentistry |
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| Marketing |
Veterinarian |
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| Management |
Nursing |
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| Other business |
Pharmacy |
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| Education |
Allied health/other medical |
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| Business education |
Therapy (occupational, physical, speech) |
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| Elementary/middle school education |
Other professional |
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| Music or art education |
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| Physical education or recreation |
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| Secondary education |
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| Special education |
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| Other education |
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