Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Engineering: 27%
• Biology: 12%
• Social Sciences: 12%
• Psychology: 9%
• Business/Marketing: 8%
• Physical Sciences: 6%
• 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: 3%
• Medical school: 9%
• MBA programs: 1%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 28%

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
• Asian Studies  B
• French Studies  B
• German Studies  B
• Japanese Studies  B
• Women's Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Art History/Criticism/Conservation  B
• Drama/Theater Arts  B
• Music - General  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biochemistry  B
• Biology  B
• Evolutionary Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Business Administration/Management  B

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer Science  B
• Computer/Information Sciences - General  B

Education

• Art Teacher Education  B
• Music Teacher Education  B

Engineering

• Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering  B
• Biomedical Engineering  B
• Chemical Engineering  B
• Civil Engineering  B
• Computer Engineering - General  B
• Electrical/Communications Engineering  B
• Engineering - General  B
• Engineering Physics  B
• Engineering Science  B
• Materials Engineering  B
• Materials Science  B
• Mechanical Engineering  B
• Polymer/Plastics  B
• Systems Engineering  B

English Language & Literature

• English  B
• English Language & Literature - General  B

Family & Consumer Sciences

• Human Nutrition  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Classics  B
• Comparative Literature  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Spanish  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

• Communication Disorders  B
• Medical Dietetics  B
• Nursing (RN)  B

History

• History - General  B
• History of Science/Technology  B

Mathematics

• Applied Mathematics  B
• Mathematics - General  B
• Statistics  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Cognitive Science  B
• Gerontology  B
• Natural Sciences  B
• Nutrition Sciences  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Studies  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Astronomy  B
• Chemistry  B
• Geology  B
• Physics  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

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