Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Business/Marketing: 15%
• Education: 15%
• Visual and Performing Arts: 15%
• Psychology: 10%
• Social Sciences: 9%
• Biology: 7%
• Communications/Journalism: 7%
• Health Professions: 5%

Graduate Paths

Percent of graduates of four-year programs who typically continue their education within one year of receiving their bachelor's degree:

• Law school: 5%
• Medical school: 7%
• MBA programs: 5%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 42%

All Majors

Levels at which colleges offer undergraduate majors are designated by these letters:
A = Associate degree, B = Bachelor's degree, C = Certificate or diploma.

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Acting  B
• Art History/Criticism/Conservation  B
• Arts - General  B
• Ceramics  B
• Commercial/Advertising Art  B
• Drama/Theater Arts  B
• Fine/Studio Arts  B
• Graphic Design  B
• Interior Design  B
• Metal/Jewelry Arts  B
• Painting  B
• Photography  B
• Printmaking  B
• Theater Literature/History/Criticism  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Business - General  B
• Business Administration/Management  B,C
• Finance/Banking  B
• Human Resources Management  B
• International Business  B
• Management Information Systems  B,C
• Marketing Management  B

Communications & Journalism

• Communications/Rhetoric  B,C

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer Graphics  C
• Computer Programming - General  B
• Computer/Information Sciences - General  B,C

Education

• Art Teacher Education  B
• Biology Teacher Education  B
• Chemistry Teacher Education  B
• Early Childhood Education  B
• Education - General  B
• Elementary Education  B
• English Teacher Education  B
• Mathematics Education  B
• Science Teacher Education  B
• Secondary Education  B
• Social Science Teacher Education  B
• Social Studies Teacher Education  B
• Special Education  B
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels  B

Engineering

• Engineering - General  B

English Language & Literature

• English  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Spanish  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

• Art Therapy  B
• Health Services Administration  B
• Health System Administration  B,C
• Medical Illustrating  B

History

• History - General  B

Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Liberal Arts & Sciences  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Biological/Physical Sciences  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Studies  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B

Physical Sciences

• Chemistry  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

• International Relations  B
• Political Science/Government  B
• Sociology  B