We love college advisors—we really do—but we don’t love that you can’t visit with them in pajamas from the comfort of your own bed. Explore your options for college with these guides to all college majors. You won’t even need to wipe the Cheeto dust off your hands to do it.
No, you can’t major in partying even if social media makes that look like an option. But you can major in fashion merchandising a la Elle Woods. Or take your art abilities to a graphic design class and wow the prof on day one.
Our major guides include reviews from students and alumni in that major, information about the classes you’ll take and descriptions of related careers to help you find an answer to assuage your parents.
Read more about the most popular and best earning college majors
A-I
- Accounting
- Advertising
- American Studies
- Animal Sciences
- Anthropology
- Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
- Architecture
- Art
- Art History
- Astrophysics
- Baking and Pastry Arts
- Ballet Performance
- Biobehavioral Health
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Broadcast Journalism
- Business
- Chemistry
- Chicano Studies
- Classics
- Communication Studies
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Culinary Arts
- Dance
- Dietetics
- Digital Media Productions
- Drama
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- English
- Entomology
- Environmental Studies
- Exercise Science
- Family, Youth, and Community Sciences
- Fashion Merchandising
- Film and Digital Arts
- Finance
- Fire Science
- Folklore
- Food Science
- Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Language
- French
- Gender Studies
- Geography
- Geology
- Graphic Design
- Health Care
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Hospitality
- Information Management
- Interior Design
- International Relations
J-R
- Jazz Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Journalism
- Kinesiology
- Languages and Literature
- Law and Legal Studies
- Law, Societies and Justice
- Linguistics
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Math
- Media Studies
- Meteorology
- Museum Studies
- Music
- Music Education
- Music Performance
- Music Therapy
- Neuroscience and Behavior
- Nursing
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Photojournalism
- Physics
- Policy Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Public Relations
- Recreation, Tourism and Events
- Religious Studies