# Statistics on student suicides by major?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-student-suicides-by-major/472530>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-student-suicides-by-major/472530 "2008-11-13T14:29:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-student-suicides-by-major/472530/1 "2008-11-13T14:29:33Z")

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After talking with a friend about how stressful my major in college, I started to wonder if there has ever been any actual statistics compiled relating student suicides (in college) to their major. Has anyone ever come across such a thing?