Where Have All the Majors Gone?.

Salemi, Michael K.

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ERIC Number: EJ536697

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485

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Where Have All the Majors Gone?

Salemi, Michael K.

Journal of Economic Education, v27 n4 p323-25 Fall 1996

Briefly reviews the declining enrollment rates for undergraduate economics majors. Observes that after record enrollments during the 1980s, interest in a bachelor's economics degree dropped sharply in the 1990s. Discusses possible reasons for this decline and provides statistics. (MJP)

Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Declining Enrollment, Economic Factors, Economics Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment, Educational Demand, Educational Research, Enrollment Trends, Majors (Students), School Statistics, Student Interests, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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