Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Business/Marketing: 30%
• Education: 11%
• Social Sciences: 10%
• Visual and Performing Arts: 10%
• Parks And Recreation: 9%
• Communications/Journalism: 6%
• English: 5%
• Psychology: 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: 1%
• MBA programs: 6%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 11%

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.

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Art - General  B
• Art History/Criticism/Conservation  B
• Arts - General  B
• Design/Visual Communications  B
• Drama/Theater Arts  B
• Fine/Studio Arts  B
• Interior Design  B
• Music - General  B
• Music - General Performance  B
• Music - Piano/Organ  B
• Music - Voice/Opera  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Accounting/Business Management  B
• Business - General  B
• Business Administration/Management  B
• Business/Managerial Economics  B
• Fashion Merchandising  B
• International Business  B
• Management Information Systems  B
• Marketing Management  B

Communications & Journalism

• Communications/Rhetoric  B

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer/Information Sciences - General  B

Education

• Art Teacher Education  B
• Biology Teacher Education  B
• Business Teacher Education  B
• Chemistry Teacher Education  B
• Education - General  B
• Education of Deaf/Hearing Impaired  B
• Education of Developmentally Delayed  B
• Education of Mentally Handicapped  B
• Education of Multiple Handicapped  B
• Education of Speech Impaired  B
• Elementary Education  B
• English Teacher Education  B
• Health Teacher Education  B
• History Teacher Education  B
• Junior High Education  B
• Mathematics Education  B
• Music Teacher Education  B
• Physical Education  B
• Secondary Education  B
• Special Education  B

English Language & Literature

• English Language & Literature - General  B

Family & Consumer Sciences

• Clothing/Apparel/Textile Studies  B
• Family/Consumer Sciences - General  B
• Foods/Nutrition Studies  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Foreign Language & Literature - General  B
• French  B
• Germanic Languages  B
• Spanish  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

• Athletic Training/Sports Medicine  B
• Communication Disorders  B
• Predentistry  B
• Premedicine  B
• Prenursing  B
• Prepharmacy  B
• Preveterinary Medicine  B
• Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology  B

History

• History - General  B

Law & Legal Studies

• Prelaw  B

Liberal Arts & Sciences

• General Studies  B
• Liberal Arts & Sciences  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Global Studies  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Science  B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

• Health/Physical Fitness  B
• Parks/Leisure Facilities Management  B
• Sport/Fitness Administration  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy & Religion - General  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Chemistry  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Security & Protective Services

• Law Enforcement Administration  B

Social Sciences

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

Theological Studies & Religious Vocations

• Pre-Ministerial Studies  B
• Religious/Sacred Music  B