Fields of Study

Cornell offers nearly 80 formal major fields, listed below, as well as challenging dual-degree programs and a score of interdisciplinary majors that cross traditional departmental boundaries.

Undergraduate Majors

Major College/School
Africana Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Agricultural Sciences (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
American Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Animal Science (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Anthropology (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Applied Economics and Management (BS)
Archaeology (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Architecture (BAR) College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Asian Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Astronomy (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biological Engineering (BS)
Biological Sciences (BA)
Biological Sciences (BS)
Biology & Society (BA, BS)
Biomedical Engineering (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Statistics & Biometry (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Chemical Engineering (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Chemistry (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
China and Asia-Pacific Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Civil Engineering (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Classics (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Cognitive Science (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
College Scholar (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Communication (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Comparative Literature (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Computer Science (BA)
Computer Science (BS)
Design and Environmental Analysis (BS) College of Human Ecology
Earth and Climate Sciences (BA)
Earth and Climate Sciences (ECSAG-BS)
Earth and Climate Sciences (ECSEN-BS)
Economics (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Electrical and Computer Engineering (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Engineering Physics (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
English (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Entomology (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Environment & Sustainability (BA)
Environment & Sustainability (BS)
Environmental Engineering (BS)
Fashion Design and Management (BS) College of Human Ecology
Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Fiber Science (BS) College of Human Ecology
Fine Arts (BFA) College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Food Science (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
French (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
German Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Global & Public Health Sciences (GPHSAG-BS)
Global & Public Health Sciences (GPHSHE-BS)
Global Development (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Government (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Health Care Policy (BS) Brooks School of Public Policy
History (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
History of Architecture and Urban Development (BS) College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
History of Art (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Hotel Administration (BS)
Human Biology, Health, and Society (BS) College of Human Ecology
Human Development (BS) College of Human Ecology
Independent Major (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Industrial and Labor Relations (BS) School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Information Science (BA)
Information Science (BS)
Information Science, Systems, and Technology (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Interdisciplinary Studies in Agriculture & Life Sciences (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Italian (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Jewish Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Landscape Architecture (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Latina/o Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Linguistics (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Mathematics (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Mechanical Engineering (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Music (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Near Eastern Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Nutritional Sciences (BS)
Operations Research and Engineering (BS) Duffield College of Engineering
Performing and Media Arts (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Philosophy (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Physics (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Plant Sciences (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Public Policy (BA)
Public Policy (BS) Brooks School of Public Policy
Psychology (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Religious Studies (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Science, Technology and Society (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Sociology (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Spanish (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Statistical Science (BA) College of Arts and Sciences
Urban and Regional Studies (BS) College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Viticulture and Enology (BS) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences