subject area vs major

major vs subject area

subject area and major both are nouns.

subject area is not an adjective while major is an adjective.

subject area is not a verb while major is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subject area	Yes	No	No	No
major	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, major is a hyponym of subject area; that is, major is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subject area:

subject area: a branch of knowledge
major: the principal field of study of a student at a university

Other hyponyms of subject area include occultism, communication theory, communications, frontier, genealogy, allometry, bibliotics, ology, science, scientific discipline, architecture, landscape architecture, applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology, futuristics, futurology, arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, divinity, theology, military science, escapology, graphology, numerology, protology, theogony, peace and conflict studies, systems theory, addiction studies, olfactology.

subject area (noun)	major (noun)
a branch of knowledge	the principal field of study of a student at a university
	a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
	a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

subject area (adjective)	major (adjective)
	greater in number or size or amount
	greater in scope or effect
	of full legal age
	(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
	of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
	of greater importance or stature or rank
	of greater seriousness or danger
	of the elder of two boys with the same family name

subject area (verb)	major (verb)
	have as one's principal field of study

Difference between subject area and major

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