Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Social Sciences: 29%
• Business/Marketing: 13%
• English: 10%
• Biology: 9%
• Interdisciplinary Studies: 8%
• Foreign Languages and Literature: 7%

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: 7%
• Medical school: 8%
• MBA programs: 1%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 9%

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
• American Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

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

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biochemistry  B
• Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Business Administration/Management  B

English Language & Literature

• Creative Writing  B
• English  B
• English Language & Literature - General  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Classics  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Greek, Ancient  B
• Latin  B
• Spanish  B

History

• History - General  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Behavioral Sciences  B
• Biopsychology  B
• Neuroscience  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Science  B
• Environmental Studies  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

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

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

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