Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Communications/Journalism: 22%
• Education: 19%
• Social Sciences: 16%
• Business/Marketing: 11%
• Biology: 6%

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%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 10%

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
• Canadian Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Drama/Theater Arts  B
• Music - General  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Business - General  B

Communications & Journalism

• Journalism  B

Computer & Information Sciences

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

Education

• Biology Teacher Education  B
• Chemistry Teacher Education  B
• Elementary Education  B
• English Teacher Education  B
• French Teacher Education  B
• Mathematics Education  B
• Physical Education  B
• Spanish Language Teacher Education  B

English Language & Literature

• English Language & Literature - General  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• French  B
• Spanish  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

• Athletic Training/Sports Medicine  B

History

• History - General  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

• Parks, Recreation & Fitness - General  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Chemistry  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

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