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What Can I Do With This Major or Degree?

Need some help understanding what career opportunities you will have with various majors? Ever wonder what you can actually do with the major you've already chosen? Take a look at "What Can I Do With This Major or Degree." Each title outlines common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities upon completion of a four-year degree.

Please note:  The majors listed below are sample college majors, not all majors included are available at the Behrend College.

List of Majors (PDFs)

Accounting
Advertising
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agricultural Economics and Business
Agricultural Science
Allied Health
Animal Science
Anthropology/Archaelogy
Architecture
Art
Athletics and Sports

Audiology/Speech Pathology
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences (Biology, Zoology, Microbiology)
Biosystems Engineering
Botany
Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Business
Chemistry
Child and Family Studies
Classics
Communications
Communications Studies/Speech Communication
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Economics
Education
Engineering
English
Environmental Studies/Science
Finance
Food Science
Foreign Languages
Forestry
Geography
Geology
Graphic Design
Health Services: (Audiology/Speech Pathology and Physical/Occupational Therapy)
History
Hospitality/Hotel and Restaurant Administration
Human Resource Management
Human Services
Information and Library Science
Interior Design
International Studies
Journalism
Law
Logistics and Transportation
Management
Management of Information Systems
Marketing
Mathematics
Medicine
Music
Nursing
Nutrition
Philosophy
Physics
Plant Sciences
Political Science and Government
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Public Relations
Recreation and Tourism Management
Religious Studies
Retail/Merchandising
Social Work
Sociology
Theater

Urban Studies
Wildlife and Fisheries
Womens Studies


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Updated January 21, 2008
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