10 Hot College Majors: Then and Now 

See what some of today's most popular college programs were like when the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings premiered in 1983. 

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30 Years of College Majors

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(Chick Harrity for USN&WR)

When U.S. News & World Report released the inaugural college rankings in 1983, many of today's most popular majors were already in demand – while others barely existed.

Since then, the content of some of these degree programs has changed, but their core missions are the same. Check out how these 10 college majors have transformed since the early 1980s.

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