Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Business/Marketing: 21%
• Health Professions: 18%
• English: 10%
• Social Sciences: 9%
• Engineering: 6%
• Interdisciplinary Studies: 6%
• Psychology: 6%
• Education: 5%
• Engineering Technologies: 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: 6%
• Medical school: 8%
• MBA programs: 10%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 24%

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

• Asian Studies  B
• Women's Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

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

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biochemistry  B
• Biology  B
• Marine/Aquatic Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Business Administration/Management  B
• Business/Managerial Economics  B
• Finance/Banking  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
• Chemistry Teacher Education  B
• Drama/Dance Teacher Education  B
• English Teacher Education  B
• Foreign Language Teacher Education  B
• French Teacher Education  B
• Geography Teacher Education  B
• German Teacher Education  B
• History Teacher Education  B
• Mathematics Education  B
• Music Teacher Education  B
• Physical Education  B
• Physics Teacher Education  B
• Sales/Marketing Education  B
• Spanish Language Teacher Education  B
• Technology/Industrial Arts Education  B

Engineering

• Civil Engineering  B
• Computer Engineering - General  B
• Electrical/Communications Engineering  B
• Environmental Engineering  B
• Mechanical Engineering  B

Engineering Technologies

• Civil Engineering/Technology  B
• Computer Engineering  B
• Electrical Engineering Technologies  B
• Engineering Technology - General  B
• Nuclear  B

English Language & Literature

• English Language & Literature - General  B
• Speech/Rhetorical Studies  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Foreign Language & Literature - General  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Spanish  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

• Clinical Laboratory Science  B
• Community Health Services  B
• Cytotechnology  B
• Dental Hygiene  B
• Environmental Health  B
• Health Services - General  B
• Nuclear Medical Technology  B
• Nursing (RN)  B
• Ophthalmic Technology  B
• Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology  B

History

• History - General  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

• Exercise Sciences  B
• Parks/Leisure Facilities Management  B
• Sport/Fitness Administration  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B

Physical Sciences

• Chemistry  B
• Geology  B
• Oceanography  B
• Physics  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

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