I. Engineering
Number of international students: 20 1, 145 (an increase of 9%)
Engineering has always been the second most popular course for American students, but the growth rate reached 9% in the same period last year, reaching its peak. Engineering is a practical degree course, which provides a wide range of engineering work for graduates of electrical engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering. The main countries where international students study engineering are Iran (54.4%), Kuwait (50.4%), India (36%), Malaysia (28.9%) and Saudi Arabia (25.7%).
Second, computer science.
Number of international students: 65,438+007,682 (up by 29.4%)
Last year, the United States made great progress in the field of computer science, which was the highest in any field. Graduates engaged in IT work have always maintained a high wage rate and many employment opportunities in the United States and around the world. Computer science courses are especially popular with Indian, Nepalese, China, Iranian and Turkish students.
Three. enterprise management
Number of international students: 200,365,438+02 (an increase of 65,438+0.5%)
As expected, business administration is still one of the most popular majors for international students, although it was eliminated in the last academic year (20 15), which is the first time in modern history. Master of Business Administration (MBA) is considered by many as a requirement of business career, especially welcomed by international students and BBA. In the 20 15 academic year, more than 80,000 students from China received their bachelor's degrees in business administration in the United States. Other countries with a high proportion of international students majoring in business administration in the United States include Indonesia (365,438+0.65,438+0%), Vietnam (29.8%), Venezuela (28.6%), Germany (25.8%) and France (24.8%).
Fourth, social science.
Number of international students: 52,568 (up 6.5%)
Social sciences are also related to humanities, including anthropology, economics, geography, politics and sociology. The focus of social science is to see how society works from a scientific point of view. Social science courses have been accepted by Britain (16%), Hong Kong (15. 1%), Turkey (14. 1%), Germany (12.8%) and South Korea.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) visual and applied art
Number of international students: 59,736 (up 5.2%)
Visual and applied arts include music, drama, media, architecture and design, art and film. Visual and applied arts, generally very practical and creative, will pass the examination and actual evaluation, as well as the comprehensive evaluation of portfolio and project work. These courses are very popular because they can help graduates get a satisfactory career in the art field and a wide range of other jobs that can provide skills. Taiwan Province Province (13. 1%), South Korea (12.6%), Hong Kong (1 1.3%), Colombia (10.2%) and Mexico (.
Sixth, strengthen English
Number of international students: 40,887 (decrease of 65,438+07%)
Last year, the number of international students studying intensive English courses in the United States decreased significantly, exceeding 1/6. Maybe students are considering learning English in other places, or they may provide free language learning tools, such as DuoLingo App, which is decreasing in number. However, courses for international students in Kuwait (19.5%), Saudi Arabia (18.6%), Japan (15.4%) and Vietnam (9.8%) are still very popular.
Seven, liberal arts and science
Number of international students: 50,360 (up 65,438+00%)
Liberal arts majors in universities are different, covering psychology, history, philosophy, language, literature, art history and so on. The main advantage of studying liberal arts degree courses is that you can customize the courses at will, and choose different courses for different disciplines, so that you can have a broad understanding of "art". If you want to develop your language ability, love literature and art, and want a diverse and attractive course, humanities may just be your course.
Eight, mathematics
Number of international students: 33,969 (up 65,438 +04.3%)
Last year, there was a healthy growth of international students studying mathematics in the United States. Mathematics graduates can work in accounting, finance, statistics, engineering, computer science and other fields.