Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Social Sciences: 24%
• Business/Marketing: 16%
• Engineering: 13%
• Biology: 9%
• English: 6%
• Psychology: 6%
• Foreign Languages and Literature: 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: 2%
• MBA programs: 1%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 16%

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

• East Asian Studies  B
• Latin American Studies  B
• Women's Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Art - General  B
• Art History/Criticism/Conservation  B
• Drama/Theater Arts  B
• Fine/Studio Arts  B
• Music - General  B
• Music - General Performance  B
• Music History/Literature  B
• Music Theory/Composition  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biology  B
• Cellular/Molecular Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Business Administration/Management  B

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer/Information Sciences - General  B

Education

• Early Childhood Education  B
• Education - General  B
• Educational Evaluation/Research  B
• Elementary Education  B
• Music Teacher Education  B
• Secondary Education  B

Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering  B
• Chemical Engineering  B
• Civil Engineering  B
• Computer Engineering - General  B
• Electrical/Communications Engineering  B
• Mechanical Engineering  B

English Language & Literature

• English Language & Literature - General  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Classics  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Russian  B
• Spanish  B

History

• History - General  B

Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Humanities  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Biopsychology  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Studies  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Chemistry  B
• Geology  B
• Physics  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

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