Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Computer and Information Sciences: 20%
• Business/Marketing: 15%
• Other: 15%
• Education: 10%
• Health Professions: 10%
• Physical Sciences: 7%
• Psychology: 6%
• Social Sciences: 6%
• Communications/Journalism: 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: 2%
• MBA programs: 10%
• 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.

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Commercial/Advertising Art  B
• Graphic Design  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biology  B
• Ecology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Accounting  B
• Business Administration/Management  B

Communications & Journalism

• Communications/Rhetoric  B

Computer & Information Sciences

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

Education

• Elementary Education  B
• Physical Education  B

English Language & Literature

• English  B
• Speech/Rhetorical Studies  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

• Nursing (RN)  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Studies  B
• Natural Resources & Conservation - General  B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

• Parks, Recreation & Fitness - General  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Planetary Sciences  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Security & Protective Services

• Criminal Justice Studies  B

Social Sciences

• Sociology  B

Transportation & Materials Moving

• Air Transportation  B
• Aviation Management  B
• Flight Instruction  B