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Majors, Degrees, and Programs

IU Bloomington undergraduates can choose among more than 180 majors and 330 degree programs, and graduate students can pursue more than 190 master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees. Almost every academic area available as a major can also be pursued as a minor, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Undergraduates who are undecided about a major or career path may be interested in Explore Majors at IU and the many advising and career services available on campus. You can also create your own major through our Individualized Major Program.

For more information about graduate-level study, visit the University Graduate School.


Choose one of the following links to access a list of majors beginning with that letter, or skip to the listing.

Bachelor’sMaster’sDoctoral
E-BusinessKelley School of BusinessMBA
Early Childhood EducationSchool of EducationBS, LicMSEdD, PhD
Early MusicJacobs School of MusicBMMMDM
East Asian Languages and CulturesCollege of Arts and SciencesBAMAPhD
East Asian StudiesCollege of Arts and SciencesBAMAPhD
Economic ConsultingKelley School of BusinessBS
Economic DevelopmentSchool of Public and Environmental AffairsMPA
EconomicsCollege of Arts and SciencesBAMAPhD
Economics / MathematicsCollege of Arts and SciencesBA
Economics / Political ScienceCollege of Arts and SciencesBA
Ecosystem Science (see Environmental Science)
EducationSchool of EducationBS, LicMSEdD, PhD
Education Policy StudiesSchool of EducationPhD
Educational LeadershipSchool of EducationLicEdS, MSPhD
Educational PsychologySchool of EducationMSPhD
Electronic and Computer Music (see Computer Music Composition)
Elementary EducationSchool of EducationBS, LicMSEdD
EnglishCollege of Arts and SciencesBAMAPhD
EntrepreneurshipKelley School of BusinessBSMBAPhD
Environmental ManagementSchool of Public and Environmental AffairsBSPAMPA
Environmental PolicySchool of Public and Environmental AffairsMPA
Environmental ScienceSchool of Public and Environmental AffairsBSMSPhD
ErgonomicsSchool of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationMS
EthnomusicologyCollege of Arts and SciencesBAMAPhD
EuphoniumJacobs School of MusicBMMMDM
Exercise PhysiologySchool of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationMSPhD
Exercise ScienceSchool of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationBS

Degree Legend

BA
Bachelor of Arts
BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
BGS
Bachelor of General Studies
BM
Bachelor of Music
BME
Bachelor of Music Education
BS
Bachelor of Science
BSPA
Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs
BSPH
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
BSW
Bachelor of Social Work
Cert
Certificate
DM
Doctor of Music
DME
Doctor of Music Education
EdD
Doctor of Education
EdS
Specialist in Education
JD
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Lic
License and/or certification
LLM
Master of Laws
MA
Master of Arts
MAT
Master of Arts for Teachers 
MBA
Master of Business Administration
MCL
Master of Comparative Law
MD
Doctor of Medicine
MFA
Master of Fine Arts
Minor
Undergraduate or Ph.D. minor
MIS
Master of Information Science
MLS
Master of Library Science
MM
Master of Music
MME
Master of Music Education
MPA
Master of Public Affairs
MPH
Master of Public Health
MS
Master of Science
MSIS
Master of Science in Information Systems
OD
Doctor of Optometry
PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
SJD
Doctor of Juridical Science
SpLIS
Specialist in Library and Information Science
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