There are many things any 18-year-old feels unsure about, and perhaps chief among them is the future. Despite this general truth, incoming college freshmen are asked to declare an undergraduate major that could have a significant impact on their career paths. Though it’s possible to change your major after declaring, that initial decision can have a lasting effect.
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Given the importance of this decision, it’s never a bad thing to have plenty of choices. With this in mind, StartClass found the 26 colleges that offer the most undergraduate majors. We used the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics for each school’s undergraduate major information.
There are 61 colleges that have at least 100 undergraduate majors, and the 26 schools on this list all offer 119 or more. Though some students at these colleges might still have trouble settling on one field of study, it won’t be for a lack of viable options.
26. Northern Arizona University
Location: Flagstaff, Ariz.
23,328 undergraduates
Number of majors: 119
Most popular majors:
- – Liberal Arts and Sciences
- – Registered Nursing
- – Elementary Education and Teaching
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25. New York University
Location: New York, N.Y.
24,985 undergraduates
Number of majors: 119
Most popular majors:
- – Liberal Arts and Sciences
- – Economics
- – Drama
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24. Oral Roberts University
Location: Tulsa, Okla.
2,947 undergraduates
Number of majors: 120
Most popular majors:
- – Registered Nursing
- – Psychology
- – Divinity/Ministry
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23. Bradley University
Location: Peoria, Ill.
4,588 undergraduates
Number of majors: 121
Most popular majors:
- – Registered Nursing
- – Mechanical Engineering
- – Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
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22. Bowling Green State University
Location: Bowling Green, Ohio
14,099 undergraduates
Number of majors: 122
Most popular majors:
- – Kindergarten/Preschool Education
- – Liberal Arts and Sciences
- – Teacher Education
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21. Boston University
Location: Boston, Mass.
18,017 undergraduates
Number of majors: 122
Most popular majors:
- – Business Administration and Management
- – Communication and Media Studies
- – Psychology
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20. Eastern Michigan University
Location: Ypsilanti, Mich.
18,340 undergraduates
Number of majors: 122
Most popular majors:
- – Registered Nursing
- – Psychology
- – Social Work
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19. University of Arizona
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
32,987 undergraduates
Number of majors: 122
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Interdisciplinary Studies
- – Physiology
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18. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: Champaign, Ill.
32,959 undergraduates
Number of majors: 124
Most popular majors:
- – Accounting
- – Psychology
- – Cellular and Molecular Biology
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17. Syracuse University
Location: Syracuse, N.Y.
15,224 undergraduates
Number of majors: 126
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Information Science
- – Finance
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16. Central Washington University
Location: Ellensburg, Wash.
10,964 undergraduates
Number of majors: 127
Most popular majors:
- – Elementary Education and Teaching
- – Criminal Justice
- – Social Sciences
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15. Temple University
Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
28,287 undergraduates
Number of majors: 127
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Criminal Justice
- – Accounting
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14. Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
38,786 undergraduates
Number of majors: 127
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Biology
- – Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
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13. University of Georgia
Location: Athens, Ga.
26,882 undergraduates
Number of majors: 128
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Biology
- – Finance
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12. University of Akron
Location: Akron, Ohio
19,710 undergraduates
Number of majors: 130
Most popular majors:
- – Registered Nursing
- – Business
- – Psychology
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11. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: Madison, Wis.
30,694 undergraduates
Number of majors: 132
Most popular majors:
- – Biology
- – Economics
- – Psychology
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10. Central Michigan University
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich.
20,671 undergraduates
Number of majors: 133
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- – Marketing
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9. Pennsylvania State University
Location: University Park, Pa.
40,541 undergraduates
Number of majors: 134
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Information Science
- – Economics
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8. Washington State University
Location: Pullman, Wash.
23,867 undergraduates
Number of majors: 138
Most popular majors:
- – Social Sciences
- – Psychology
- – Registered Nursing
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7. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Location: Lincoln, Neb.
19,979 undergraduates
Number of majors: 139
Most popular majors:
- – Business Administration and Management
- – Psychology
- – Food, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
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6. Western Michigan University
Location: Kalamazoo, Mich.
18,889 undergraduates
Number of majors: 146
Most popular majors:
- – Interdisciplinary Studies
- – Health and Medical Administrative Services
- – Business Administration and Management
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5. University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
34,351 undergraduates
Number of majors: 148
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Biology
- – Rhetoric and Composition
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4. Purdue University
Location: West Lafayette, Ind.
30,237 undergraduates
Number of majors: 153
Most popular majors:
- – Business Administration and Management
- – Mechanical Engineering
- – Sociology
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3. The Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
44,741 undergraduates
Number of majors: 153
Most popular majors:
- – Psychology
- – Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- – Finance
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2. Brigham Young University
Location: Provo, Utah
27,163 undergraduates
Number of majors: 169
Most popular majors:
- – Exercise Physiology
- – Psychology
- – English Language and Literature
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1. University of Washington
Location: Seattle, Wash.
30,672 undergraduates
Number of majors: 227
Most popular majors:
- – Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- – Psychology
- – Biology
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