Which specialties are most popular among students in Ukraine: a complete list
Kyiv • UNN
As of early 2025, the most popular specialties among Ukrainian students are law (75,240), management (62,722), and psychology (59,217). People's Deputy Serhiy Babak notes a disparity between the popularity of these specialties and the needs of the economy, especially in technical and natural sciences.
Among students of Ukrainian higher education institutions, the most popular specialties remain "Law", "Management", and "Psychology". This was reported by Serhii Babak, People's Deputy of Ukraine, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Education, Science, and Innovation, in Telegram, as conveyed by UNN.
Details
As of early 2025, the distribution of all enrolled students by specialty was as follows:
- Law – 75,240 (7%);
- Management – 62,722 (5.8%);
- Psychology – 59,217 (5.5%);
- Secondary education (by subject specialties) – 52,149 (4.8%);
- Computer Science – 37,064 (3.4%).
According to the MP, there is an imbalance between the popularity of certain specialties and the real needs of the economy and business demand. He added that there is already a shortage of specialists in technical and natural sciences.
When it comes to the large-scale reconstruction of the country, this demand will only grow
There should also be motivation and opportunity to study these subjects, Babak added. In addition, it is important to abandon Soviet and post-Soviet stereotypes, such as "College=vocational school."
We consciously abandon stereotypes. College is not a vocational school. Professional education is not something secondary, but a full-fledged, modern direction
Recall
Earlier, UNN reported that the Board of the President of Ukraine's Foundation supported a program to attract lecturers from 250 leading foreign universities. They will teach Ukrainian students for three to nine months or remotely.