RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT ON CAMPUS:
A breakdown of how spiritual commitment varies among different college majors. Nineteen majors were surveyed; seven majors were not included because the sample size was insufficient.
Level of religious commitment
62 percent: Fine arts majors
59 percent: Education
57 percent: Humanities
53 percent: Health professional
52 percent: Journalism
51 percent: Psychology
44 percent: Business
43 percent: Physical science
43 percent: Computer science
43 percent: Biological science
41 percent: History or political science
37 percent: Sociology
Experienced high level of religious/spiritual growth during the first three years of college
46 percent: Education majors
40 percent: Fine arts
37 percent: Humanities
36 percent: Business
35 percent: Journalism
34 percent: Health professional
33 percent: Psychology
28 percent: Sociology
28 percent: Biological science
25 percent: History or political science
22 percent: Computer science
19 percent: Physical science
Engaged in a "spiritual quest"
43 percent: Fine arts majors
42 percent: Humanities
38 percent: Psychology
37 percent: Journalism
33 percent: History or political science
31 percent: Biological science
30 percent: Sociology
29 percent: Education
26 percent: Health professional
24 percent: Business
23 percent: Computer science
19 percent: Physical science
Express high level of "spiritual distress"
31 percent: Humanities majors
27 percent: Fine arts
25 percent: History or political science
24 percent: Sociology
24 percent: Journalism
24 percent: Psychology
22 percent: Biological science
21 percent: Physical science
18 percent: Health professional
17 percent: Education
15 percent: Business
10 percent: Computer science
Source: Compiled by Kevin Eckstrom from Higher Education Research Institute/University of California at Los Angeles.
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