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A double major is an undergraduate student who completes two sets of degree requirements. Although they declare two separate majors, most schools only award one bachelor’s degree listing both majors at time of completion. Increasing numbers of college students in the United States are accumulating more than one degree, with an estimated 25% of college graduates with more than one major. Some schools report that 30% to 40% of their undergraduates are double majors.〔 JournalistsResource.org, retrieved March 28, 2013〕 A number of factors are thought to contribute to this increase, including greater numbers of students entering college with AP credits and the belief that a second major gives a student an edge in the job market. There is sometimes a difference in the time it takes to pursue a double major compared to a single major, such that it may take an additional year or more. The added benefits of a second major include the opportunity to increase your knowledge and the expectation of increased earnings and competitiveness.〔 In fact, students cite enjoying the coursework, gaining parental approval, and finding a job after graduation as the three most important reasons for pursuing a second major.〔 Additionally, the pursuit of a double major can be an “identity project” by which students appear to focus on their “low status” major as their “core identity,” while their high status major is used when discussing their education with parents and potential employers.〔 == Types of double majors == A 2008 study found that that 27% of double majors had two arts/social science majors, 14% had two business majors, while 39% had two majors that crossed disciplinary categories.〔 Some first majors lend themselves to greater likelihood of acquiring a second. Business Administration, Social Science and Education majors are the most likely to have pursued a second major. According to the Teagle Report, the ten most popular concentrations for double majors are: # Foreign Languages # Economics # Business # Engineering # Political Science # Biology # Psychology # English # History # Mathematics In addition, the ten most popular double major combinations are: # Two Different Business Majors # Foreign Language and International Studies # Foreign Language and Political Science 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Double majors in the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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