Most of the new programs added over the past few years have been in five main areas: high-tech fields, professional skills needed by Taiwan, fields that can help to raise the quality of life, basic arts and sciences, and ethnic languages and culture. Among them, departments teaching professional skills comprise the largest group.
研究顯示，近年新增系所可分為高科技產業、國內所需專業技術、提升生活品質、基礎文理學科，與族群語言文化等 5 大領域，其中又以專業技術類為最多（見表）。