Recently a study conducted by two
Kalamazoo College students tested the costs of six different college majors.
Those majors being Art, English, Psych, Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Physics),
Math and Business. 50 Kalamazoo College students were randomly selected to see
which college major is the most time consuming and requires the most
money. The total cost of majors was
measured by three different standards; time spent studying, time spent in
class, and money spent on books, supplies, and fees. The graphs below illustrate some of the
interesting findings from the study.
Graph #1
Graph #2
Graph #3
The graphs show that Psych majors spend the most time
studying, followed by Science majors then Math majors, while Business majors
spend the least amount of time studying. Because Science majors are required to
attend labs that are approximately four hours long they spend the most amount
of time in class per week. Art, Science
and Math majors spend the most amount of money per quarter for their classes,
while Business majors spend less than every other major per quarter.
This could be useful information
for someone that is financially unstable but wants to earn a college degree
because they can choose which major will require the least amount of money,
keeping them out of debt and which major requires the least amount of time,
allowing them to have a job and work more hours.
Other interesting findings
according to the information gathered during this study is that people who
earned more money spent less, which is unusual because normally people that
earn more spend more. Also on average women spend $60.00 more than men per
quarter on supplies and books.
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