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Coursera: [Infographic] United States of Knowledge: Coursera’s 12 Learning Regions
By Kyle Shiells, Data Scientist at CourseraGo here to see an interactive infographic of the United States of KnowledgeWe’re always looking for patterns in what people are interested in learning - understanding trends in topic interests helps us better serve our learners, and it’s fun!Previously, we’ve shared data on how topic interests vary by country; this time, we wanted to look more closely at course enrollments among the 5 million learners in our largest market, the United States. Just as job opportunities, age demographics, and political views vary across states, we found that the subjects people study vary geographically, as well.Although we found business and computer science to be the two most popular topics in every state in absolute terms, other patterns emerged when we looked at trends in relative topic interest. Based on those trends, we identified 12 Coursera learning regions, from the Tech Trail on the West Coast to the Business Basin in the East.Some hi…