Most Popular Majors

For Bachelor's Degrees

• Social Sciences: 25%
• History: 12%
• Interdisciplinary Studies: 10%
• Biology: 9%
• English: 7%
• Visual and Performing Arts: 7%
• Area and Ethnic Studies: 6%
• Psychology: 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: 5%
• Medical school: 6%
• MBA programs: 1%
• Other graduate or professional programs: 12%

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

Architecture & Related Programs

• Architecture  B

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies

• African Studies  B
• African-American Studies  B
• American Studies  B
• East Asian Studies  B
• European Studies  B
• Latin American Studies  B
• Russian/Slavic Area Studies  B
• Women's Studies  B

Arts, Visual & Performing

• Art - General  B
• Art History/Criticism/Conservation  B
• Drama/Theater Arts  B
• Film Studies  B
• Music - General  B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

• Biochemistry  B
• Biology  B
• Chem/Phys/Molecular Biology  B
• Molecular Biology  B

Computer & Information Sciences

• Computer/Information Sciences - General  B

Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering  B
• Chemical Engineering  B
• Electrical/Communications Engineering  B
• Engineering Physics  B
• Engineering Science  B
• Environmental Engineering  B
• Mechanical Engineering  B

English Language & Literature

• English Language & Literature - General  B

Foreign Language & Literature

• Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages  B
• Chinese  B
• Classics  B
• French  B
• German  B
• Greek, Ancient  B
• Italian  B
• Japanese  B
• Latin  B
• Linguistics  B
• Portuguese  B
• Russian  B
• Spanish  B

History

• History - General  B
• History of Science/Technology  B

Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Humanities  B

Mathematics

• Applied Mathematics  B
• Mathematics - General  B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

• Ancient Studies/Civilization  B
• Cognitive Science  B
• Mathematics/Computer Science  B
• Medieval/Renaissance Studies  B

Natural Resources & Conservation

• Environmental Studies  B

Philosophy & Religion

• Jewish/Judaic Studies  B
• Philosophy  B
• Religion/Religious Studies  B

Physical Sciences

• Astronomy  B
• Astrophysics  B
• Chemistry  B
• Geology  B
• Physics  B

Psychology

• Psychology - General  B

Social Sciences

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