Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Business/Marketing: 20%
• Psychology: 15%
• Social Sciences: 12%
• English: 10%
• Biology: 8%
• Education: 7%
• Communications/Journalism: 6%
• History: 5%
• Visual and Performing Arts: 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: 2%
• Medical school: 1%
• MBA programs: 3%
• 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

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Art - General  B
• Drama/Theater Arts  B
• Fine/Studio Arts  B
• Music - General  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biochemistry  B
• Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Business Administration/Management  B

Communications & Journalism

• Journalism  B

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer Science  B
• Information Sciences/Systems  B

Education

• Art Teacher Education  B
• Elementary Education  B

Engineering

• Engineering - General  B

English Language & Literature

• English  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Classics  B
• Foreign Language & Literature - General  B
• French  B
• Latin  B
• Spanish  B

History

• History - General  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Science  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Chemistry  B
• Physical Sciences - General  B
• Physics  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

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