Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Business/Marketing: 17%
• Communications/Journalism: 17%
• Social Sciences: 17%
• Engineering: 8%
• Psychology: 8%
• Biology: 5%
• Health Professions: 5%
• Visual and Performing Arts: 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: 2%
• Medical school: 2%
• MBA programs: 1%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 25%

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.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies

• American Studies  B
• Area Studies  B
• East Asian Studies  B
• Italian Studies  B
• Latin American Studies  B
• Russian/Slavic Area Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Acting  B
• Art History/Criticism/Conservation  B
• Arts - General  B
• Commercial/Advertising Art  B
• Directing/Theatrical Production  B
• Drawing  B
• Film Production/Cinematography  B
• Music - General Performance  B
• Music - Piano/Organ  B
• Music - Voice/Opera  B
• Music History/Literature  B
• Music Theory/Composition  B
• Painting  B
• Sculpture  B
• Theater Design/Stagecraft  B
• Theater Literature/History/Criticism  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biochemistry  B
• Biology  B
• Ecology  B
• Marine/Aquatic Biology  B
• Molecular Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Business Administration/Management  B
• Entrepreneurial Studies  B
• Finance/Banking  B
• Hospitality Administration/Management  B
• International Business  B
• International Finance  B
• Management Information Systems  B
• Marketing Management  B
• Marketing Research  B
• Operations Management  B
• Organizational Behavior Studies  B

Communications & Journalism

• Advertising  B
• Broadcast Journalism  B
• Communications/Rhetoric  B
• Journalism  B
• Public Relations  B

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer/Information Sciences - General  B

Education

• Art Teacher Education  B
• Bilingual/Bicultural Education  B
• Chemistry Teacher Education  B
• Drama/Dance Teacher Education  B
• Early Childhood Education  B
• Education - General  B
• Education of Deaf/Hearing Impaired  B
• Elementary Education  B
• English Teacher Education  B
• Mathematics Education  B
• Music Teacher Education  B
• Physical Education  B
• Science Teacher Education  B
• Social Studies Teacher Education  B
• Special Education  B

Engineering

• Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering  B
• Biomedical Engineering  B
• Computer Engineering - General  B
• Electrical/Communications Engineering  B
• Engineering - General  B
• Mechanical Engineering  B

English Language & Literature

• English  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Classics  B
• Foreign Language & Literature - General  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Greek, Ancient  B
• Greek, Modern  B
• Italian  B
• Latin  B
• Linguistics  B
• Russian  B
• Spanish  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

• Athletic Training/Sports Medicine  B
• Communication Disorders  B
• Dental Laboratory Technology  B

History

• History - General  B

Law & Legal Studies

• Legal Administrative Assistance  B
• Paralegal/Legal Assistance  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Mathematics/Computer Science  B
• Neuroscience  B
• Nutrition Sciences  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Science  B
• Environmental Studies  B
• Natural Resources & Conservation - General  B
• Natural Resources Management/Policy  B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

• Exercise Sciences  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Philosophy & Religion - General  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Astronomy  B
• Astrophysics  B
• Chemistry  B
• Geology  B
• GeophysicsSeismology  B
• Physics  B
• Planetary Sciences  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

• Anthropology  B
• Archaeology  B
• Economics  B
• Geography  B
• International Relations  B
• Political Science/Government  B
• Sociology  B
• Urban Studies  B