Part 4 Subject popularity amongst Muslims

4.1 Executive summary

  • Business and Management, Medicine, dentistry and veterinary sciences and Engineering, technology and computing are over-represented amongst Muslims, whilst Humanities and Languages and Design and creative and performing arts and Natural and mathematical sciences are under-represented subjects amongst Muslims
  • Business and management and Engineering, technology and computing are more popular amongst Non-UK domiciled Muslim students, whereas Nursing, allied health and psychology, Law and social sciences and Natural and mathematical sciences are more popular amongst UK domiciled Muslim students

4.2 Key Figures

Subject popularity amongst UK domiciled undergraduates in 2020

Comparing the popularity amongst Muslims to the popularity in the total population

Comparing the popularity amongst Muslims (red dot) to the popularity in the total population (black dot)

Subject popularity across levels and domiciles in 2020

Comparing popularity amongst Muslims (coloured dot) to popularity in the total population (black dot)

Subject popularity amongst Muslim undergraduates across domiciles in 2020

Comparing UK domiciled to Non-UK domiciled Muslim students

4.3 Interactive graphs