Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Social Sciences: 32%
• Foreign Languages and Literature: 13%
• Biology: 9%
• History: 7%
• Visual and Performing Arts: 7%
• Area and Ethnic Studies: 5%
• Environmental Science: 5%
• Physical Sciences: 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: 3%
• Medical school: 3%
• MBA programs: 2%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 7%

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

• African Studies  B
• African-American Studies  B
• Asian Studies  B
• Central/Eastern European Studies  B
• Latin American Studies  B
• Women's Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Art History/Criticism/Conservation  B
• Fine/Studio Arts  B
• Music - General  B
• Theater Literature/History/Criticism  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biochemistry  B
• Biology  B

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer Science  B

English Language & Literature

• English Language & Literature - General  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Classics  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Romance Languages  B
• Russian  B
• Spanish  B

History

• History - General  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies  B
• Mathematics/Computer Science  B
• Neuroscience  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Studies  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Chemical Physics  B
• Chemistry  B
• Geochemistry  B
• Geology  B
• GeophysicsSeismology  B
• Physics  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

• Anthropology  B
• Archaeology  B
• Econometrics  B
• Economics  B
• Political Science/Government  B
• Sociology  B