Coinbase Study Says 56% of Top 50 Universities Have Crypto Classes

Compared to last year, twice as many university students, or 18 percent, partook in a crypto or blockchain class.

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Updated Aug 18, 2021 at 12:37 p.m. UTC

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Academic interest in crypto and blockchain is increasing across the board, according to a study from Coinbase published Wednesday.

The crypto exchange looked at the world’s top 50 universities (according to the U.S. News & World Report ranking) and found that 56 percent have blockchain or crypto classes available. Last year, Coinbase found 42 percent to offer such classes.

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  • Working with survey site Qriously, Coinbase also surveyed 735 students ages 16 and older, finding a 6 percent uptick in student interest in crypto or blockchain coursework. As part of last year’s Coinbase study, 28 percent of respondents said they would be interested in such a class.

    Moreover, compared to last year, twice as many university students, or 18 percent, partook in a crypto or blockchain class.

    Of special note, said Coinbase, is the percent of crypto or blockchain classes not falling under the traditional computer-science label. Coinbase said 70 percent of these classes pertained to other departments – particularly finance, economics, law or engineering.

    [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Crypto classes by department. (Image via Coinbase)[/caption]

    Student clubs are also a major driver of academic interest. Coinbase said 41 of the 50 universities had student-run groups related to crypto or blockchain.

    As the Coinbase post put it:

    "This interest in studying crypto at colleges and universities speaks volumes about the future of money."

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