How we compile this directory
Everything on this site is either a standard, publicly documented fact — a real major name, its field, the degree levels it’s commonly offered at — or a neutral, source-grounded description. We don’t invent statistics, and you’ll never see a salary figure or a job guarantee anywhere on List of Majors.
Who’s behind this site
List of Majors is produced by the List of Majors Editorial Team and operated by VentureCorp, Inc., an independent publisher. We are not a school, an admissions office, a guidance counselor, or a financial advisor, and nothing here is academic, career, or financial advice. We build a neutral reference so you can compare majors on the facts before you ever share contact details.
Where our data comes from
| Data | Source | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Major names & field groupings | U.S. Department of Education Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and widely published “common majors” lists | The major taxonomy and which field each major belongs to |
| General career directions | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook and Field of Degree pages | The broad job titles and career areas listed per major (directions, never earnings) |
| Coursework & degree levels | Representative, cross-institution program patterns (not any single school’s catalog) | The typical course topics and the levels a major is commonly offered at |
Our catalogued counts — how many majors we list, how they split across fields — are computed directly from our own dataset and reported on our majors-by-field data study.
How we calculate
This is a directory, not a calculator, so there are no formulas to disclose — but there is an editorial process. Each major is entered with a real, standard name, placed in one primary field, given a one-line plain definition, and tagged with representative course topics, broad career directions, and the degree levels at which it is commonly offered. The plain-English “what it is” opener on each page is written to be neutral and accurate, and it never adds statistics, rankings, school names, or outcome claims that aren’t in the sources above.
What we deliberately leave out: salary, earnings, or income figures; employment or “job demand” numbers; admission odds; school or program rankings; and any promise that a major leads to a particular job. Career paths vary widely by person, school, and region, and many graduates work in fields unrelated to their major — so we describe directions, not destinies.
Independence & how we make money
We are independent and reader-supported. We help students find degree programs, and we may earn a commission from education partners linked on this site, at no extra cost to you. These relationships never change the factual information we show: a major’s definition, field, coursework, and degree levels are the same no matter who pays us, and our directory is organized by field and alphabetically — placement is never for sale.
Keeping it current
We review the major taxonomy against the latest CIP release and revisit our career-direction and coursework descriptions periodically, because programs and standard course patterns evolve. When we add or reclassify a major, the counts on our data-study page update automatically from the dataset.
Corrections
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