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Direct linkLiang Zhang; Xiangmin Helen Liu – Research in Higher Education, 2025
This study examines how college majors are related to marital outcomes through homogamy based on college attainment and fields of study. Grounded in theories of educational assortative mating, opportunity structure, and personal preferences, we investigate how college majors predict marriage probability, spouse selection, and economic inequality…
Descriptors: College Students, Majors (Students), Marital Status, Dating (Social)
