Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Social Sciences: 18%
• Theology and Religious Vocations: 10%
• Business/Marketing: 8%
• English: 8%
• Education: 7%
• Foreign Languages and Literature: 7%
• Visual and Performing Arts: 7%
• Communications/Journalism: 6%
• Psychology: 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: 9%
• MBA programs: 1%
• Other graduate programs: 20%

All Majors

Click on a major name to learn more about that major. 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
• Music - General  B
• Music - General Performance  B
• Music History/Literature  B
• Music Theory/Composition  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biology  B

Business, Management, & Marketing

• Business/Managerial Economics  B

Communications & Journalism

• Communications/Rhetoric  B

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer Science  B

Education

• Elementary Education  B
• Music Teacher Education  B
• Secondary Education  B

Engineering

• Engineering - General  B

English Language & Literature

• English Language & Literature - General  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Classics  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Spanish  B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

• Health Services - General  B
• Nursing (RN)  B

History

• History - General  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Studies  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B

Physical Sciences

• Chemistry  B
• Geology  B
• Physics  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

• Anthropology  B
• Archaeology  B
• Economics  B
• International Relations  B
• Political Science/Government  B
• Sociology  B

Theological Studies & Religious Vocations

• Bible Studies  B
• Religious Education  B