100 Most Popular Field of Studies in United Kingdom 2026 — by Audience Size

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United Kingdom. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank	Audience	Audience size	Country share	Avg age	Female share	Subtype
76	CComputer security	4M	5.6%	44.7	45.1%	Field of study
77	PPolitical science	4M	3.9%	44.7	50.6%	Field of study
78	SSmall and medium enterprises	4M	2.3%	45.2	46.5%	Field of study
79	BBusiness marketing	4M	5.8%	42.1	59.8%	Field of study
80	HHealth policy	3.9M	6.8%	47.7	65.1%	Field of study
81	AAutomotive design	3.8M	4.0%	42.3	21.6%	Field of study
82	CChild development	3.8M	3.9%	38.5	78.9%	Field of study
83	HHuman nutrition	3.7M	6.8%	48.0	70.1%	Field of study
84	KKinesiology	3.7M	5.7%	46.1	71.3%	Field of study
85	MMaster's degree	3.5M	2.6%	40.2	57.4%	Field of study
86	CChemistry	3.5M	3.6%	44.1	61.3%	Field of study
87	AArchaeology	3.3M	6.5%	47.4	53.7%	Field of study
88	FFood processing	3.3M	5.0%	45.0	53.0%	Field of study
89	AAstronomy	3.3M	3.5%	41.3	59.7%	Field of study
90	MMetaphysics	3.3M	2.9%	41.0	69.5%	Field of study
91	MMaster of Business Administration	3.2M	2.8%	42.0	52.7%	Field of study
92	SSystems engineering	3.2M	4.0%	45.1	39.5%	Field of study
93	SSocial work	3.1M	6.4%	44.9	73.1%	Field of study
94	PPlant morphology	3.1M	6.2%	41.9	74.1%	Field of study
95	PPhysiology	3M	5.2%	42.5	69.8%	Field of study
96	EEcotourism	3M	2.8%	44.2	51.8%	Field of study
97	PPrivacy policy	2.9M	10.5%	47.6	54.1%	Field of study
98	SSoftware engineering	2.9M	3.4%	39.0	48.4%	Field of study
99	CComputer programming	2.9M	3.1%	38.0	49.9%	Field of study
100	MManagement	2.9M	3.6%	44.2	54.7%	Field of study

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular field of studies compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each field of study by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest field of study in United Kingdom?

Education currently leads with an estimated audience of 21M people in United Kingdom.

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