major in

verb

majored in; majoring in; majors in

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US, of a college or university student

: to have (a specified subject) as one's main subject of study

plans to major in history

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At Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City, Ulrich was majoring in finance. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Mockler attended Indiana University Northwest, about 30 minutes from home, for two semesters before transferring to DePaul to major in communications. — Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Singh grew up in southern California, and majored in economics at USC. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 At Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Saint switched from training to be a teacher to majoring in drama. — Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for major in

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