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To build and sustain academic programs with the greatest potential for enrollment growth, colleges anduniversities must consider student and labor market demand. High-performing institutions that closely monitor market trends know if they’re investing resources in the rightprograms and can identify new areas that would lead to growth. Here are thetop degrees and occupationscapturing student and employer attention in 2025. WHY YOUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM PORTFOLIO MATTERS The percentage of admitted studentsfor whom academic quality was a topfactor in their decision to apply toan institutionSource: Hanover Research38% Source: Commonfund FASTEST-GROWING DEGREE PROGRAMS TOP OCCUPATIONS RAPIDLY RISING AREAS OF STUDY FASTEST-GROWING FIELDS EMERGING FIELDS FASTEST-GROWING DEGREES Bachelor’s DegreesTECHNOLOGY & INFORMATIONMANAGEMENT Bachelor’s DegreesSPORTS COMMUNICATION Bachelor’s DegreesLEARNING SCIENCES The growth of the global sportsindustry along with the expansion ofsports-related media and social mediaare likely playing a role in the surge ofsports communication majors. This program encompassesdegrees in education, instructionaldesign, educational technology,learning strategies, studentcounseling, teacher educationand professional development,foreign language instruction, andeducational research. Several of the nation’s fastest-growingundergraduate programs incorporatecomputer systems and networkmanagement, securing and analyzingdata, and programming. Master’s DegreesRESEARCH & DATA ANALYTICS Master’s DegreesARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Master’s DegreesRESEARCH METHODOLOGY &QUANTITATIVE METHODS At the master’s level, several of thefastest-growing programs emphasizeprocessing, analyzing, and interpretingdata and employing quantitativemethods to conduct research anddraw conclusions. Programs focused on differentareas of artificial intelligence andmachine learning are growing inpopularity, largely driven by growthin the use of, and concerns over,generative AI tools. This program focuses on the designof research studies, measurementof variables, data analysis, andformulation of models. Source: IPEDS ONLINE SEARCH TRENDS In addition to tracking recent college degree completions, institutions can assess real-timeprospective student demand for academic programs by investigating search engine results. Here is a12-month snapshot of the top 10 trending program searches on Google Search in the United States: TAKE ACTION Use these additional resources to assess your institution’s programs and investigate new ones: Thinking Strategically AboutWorkforce Alignment inHigher Education 2025 Trends inHigher Education A Step-by-StepGuide to AcademicPortfolio Review The top trends instore for this year Guide to planning aportfolio review Tips to build programs thatmeet industry needs Is it time for a new approach toacademic program development? Download ourAcademic Program DevelopmentHandbookto evaluate your institution’s newprogram ideas against four critical market factors.