What are the top 10 majors athletes choose in college (ranked)?

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Top 10 Majors Athletes Choose in College | Which Major Would You Pick?

29 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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YouTube video by Alex Swenson listing the top 10 college majors chosen by student-athletes and briefly describing why some are popular. The presenter enumerates the majors in ranked order: 1) Business; 2) Communication; 3) Kinesiology and Exercise Science; 4) Psychology; 5) Education; 6) Criminal Justice; 7) Marketing; 8) Health Science/Nursing; 9) Engineering and Computer Science; 10) Biology/Pre-med. The video’s stated purpose is to inform athletes about common major choices so they can target colleges that offer those programs.

Questions this video answers

1) Business; 2) Communication; 3) Kinesiology and Exercise Science; 4) Psychology; 5) Education; 6) Criminal Justice; 7) Marketing; 8) Health Science / Nursing; 9) Engineering and Computer Science; 10) Biology / Pre-med.

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Did you know the top 10 majors athletes choose in college? We're going to go over those 10, and it's important to start thinking about this and understanding what interests you so you can target the right colleges and universities that have that major. All right. Let's go over number one. One through ten. Business is number one. This is the number one choice. It's flexible, it's practical, and it prepares athletes for careers in leadership, finance, entrepreneurship and management. All right, Number two, communication. Number three, kinesiology and exercise science. Number four, psychology. Number five, education. Number six, criminal justice. Number seven, marketing. Number eight, health science in nursing. Number nine, engineering and computer science. And number ten, biology and pre med. Good luck.