The visual working memory serves as the basis for cognitive processes. Precisely because it forms the basis for cognitive processes in learning, it is of interest to us as teachers to gain greater insight into the possible differences and similarities among students of different specializations. We therefore wanted to see if there are differences between students in the humanities disciplines and students of the science disciplines when it comes to issues of visual working memory. We were based on students at two colleges in Norway, and everyone who participated in the study completed a computer-based test developed by Andreassen at the Department of Psychiatry at Vestfold Hospital (2013). The starting point was the following question: Is it possible to find differences in visual working memory in students of science and humanities disciplines? We found significant differences. Students in science disciplines score better on visual short-term memory for concrete and abstract. We found also that the spread among the students of humanities disciplines is greater than among students of science studies. There is a need for more studies in order to know if extent learning to use strategies can improve the visual working memory of students who score low on this type of testing.