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Gender differences in enrollment in high prestige academic college majors

Author(s): Nelson, E. S., & Dixon, C.

Citation: Nelson, E. S., & Dixon, C. (1997). Gender differences in enrollment in high prestige academic college majors. Journal of The Freshman Year Experience and Students in Transition, 9(2), 99-114.

 

Abstract

The authors investigated gender in the population of first-year and senior students enrolled in high prestige majors at James Madison University. The results showed that male seniors did not have a higher percentage of enrollments in the top 10 majors than did female seniors.

 

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