Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Social Sciences: 27%
• Psychology: 15%
• Area and Ethnic Studies: 10%
• History: 10%
• Visual and Performing Arts: 10%
• English: 9%
• Biology: 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: 5%
• Medical school: 5%
• MBA programs: 8%
• Other graduate or professional 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

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies

• African, American, Diaspora studies  B
• American Studies  B
• Ancient studies  B
• Asian Studies  B
• French Studies  B
• German Studies  B
• Italian Studies  B
• Latin American Studies  B
• Russian/Slavic Area Studies  B
• Women's Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Art History/Criticism/Conservation  B
• Fine/Studio Arts  B
• Music - General  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biochemistry  B
• Bioinformatics  B
• Biology  B

Computer & Information Sciences

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

English Language & Literature

• English Composition  B
• English Language & Literature - General  B
• Theatre and English dramatic literature  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Classical civilization  B
• Classics  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Greek, Modern  B
• Italian  B
• Latin  B
• Russian  B
• Spanish  B

History

• History - General  B

Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Liberal Arts & Sciences  B

Mathematics

• Mathematics - General  B
• Mathematics and economics  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Biological/Physical Sciences  B
• Mathematics/Computer Science  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Science  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Philosophy  B
• Religion and history  B
• Religion and philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Astronomy  B
• Chemistry  B
• Physics  B

Psychology

• Psychobiology/Physiological Psychology  B
• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

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