{"id":4607,"date":"2014-07-24T18:19:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T18:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog\/?p=4607"},"modified":"2014-07-24T18:19:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T18:19:12","slug":"college-majors-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog\/college-majors-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Which College Majors Study the Most?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you are sitting in the library by your self, wondering why isn&#8217;t anyone else here? \u00a0Well according to a study by <a href=\"http:\/\/nsse.iub.edu\/2013_institutional_report\/pdf\/Frequencies\/Freq%20-%20FY%20by%20Major.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">National Survey of Student Engagement<\/a>, you most likely are a\u00a0STEM major. \u00a0The average student spends 17 hours preparing and studying for their classes. \u00a0It does matter your study hours based on your intended college major however.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classesandcareers.com\/education\/2013\/12\/11\/infographic-which-college-majors-study-national-survey-student-engagement-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\">Classes and Careers<\/a>\u00a0made a infographic to show the differences in Majors and how much time each student studies in each degree program. \u00a0Where do you fit, is this realistic to your study habits? \u00a0If you are an Engineering Major, most likely you have a favorite seat in the library since you spend so much time there!<\/p>\n<h2>The average college student spends almost 17 hours per week preparing for class.<\/h2>\n<p>[blockquote]Engineering majors study the most with <strong>19.03 hours per week.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Biology, Agriculture, Natural Resources majors study an average of <strong>18.41 hours<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Physical Science, Math, and Computer Science majors <strong>18.23 hours<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Arts &amp; Humanities majors spend <strong>17.56 hours<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Health Professions majors spend <strong>16.99 hours<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Social Sciences majors spend <strong>16.27 hours<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Education majors spend <strong>15.79 hours<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Business majors spend <strong>15.67 hours<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Communications, Media &amp; PR majors spend <strong>15.09 hours<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Social Services majors spend an average of <strong>14.42 hours<\/strong>.[\/blockquote]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"image-comment\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classesandcareers.com\/education\/2013\/12\/11\/infographic-which-college-majors-study-national-survey-student-engagement-2013\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4608 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog.mymajors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Infographic-Study-Time-Per-College-Major.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-Study-Time-Per-College-Major\" width=\"630\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Infographic-Study-Time-Per-College-Major.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Infographic-Study-Time-Per-College-Major-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Infographic-Study-Time-Per-College-Major-586x1024.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Infographic-Study-Time-Per-College-Major-114x200.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you are sitting in the library by your self, wondering why isn&#8217;t anyone else here? 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