Favorite major is business as usual

Darren Feeney / Staff Writer / The USD Vista

The selection of a major is one of the most difficult decisions that students will make in their college career. This important choice will pave the education path en route to the work force. The University of San Diego offers up to 36 different bachelor’s degree programs and the opportunity to specialize in different areas.
The most popular major amongst last spring’s graduating class of 2008 was Business Administration. This popularity, however, should come as no surprise. The School of Business Administration at USD has been ranked as one of the top undergraduate business programs in the nation by BusinessWeek magazine for the second year in a row. USD School of Business Administration ranked 47th on the list of the top 50 programs in the nation and among the top five schools on the West Coast and top two in southern California.

“Small class sizes and accessible professors contribute to the school’s continued presence in the BusinessWeek ranking,” Stephen Standifird, a professor in the School of Business Administration and the director of undergraduate business programs, said.

The school of Business Administration offers bachelor’s degrees in Accountancy, Economics and Business Administration with majors in Business Administration, Business Economics, ry reputable business program,” business major Brittany Berg stated. “A lot of students come to USD because the program does such a good job of preparing students for the future.”

According to data from last spring’s graduating class, the physics major was least selected. “The physics major is full of abstract concepts that you are forced to wrap your mind around,” physics major Josh McPherson said. “The major covers everything from math to studies of the universe, which are appealing to students like me.”

USD has a highly regarded engineering program which often guides students’ interest into the Physics Department. “As our engineering program continues to expand we will have more students interested in selecting the physics major,” Pham Lihndung said, a professor in the Physics Department.

The USD engineering programs ranked 21st Best Engineering Programs by US News & World Report in a Sept. 3 press release.