Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University · Majors
Evanston, IL · City · Private · Research university · the Wildcats · Website ↗
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2,160
Bachelor's degrees
awarded in the year
77
Programs
with graduates
24
Fields of study
Bach. · Doctoral · Master's
Degree levels
Bachelor's degrees by field
Degrees awarded in the most recent year, first majors only. A field with no graduates that year does not appear.
For a student-athlete
Coaches ask what you want to study because it decides whether a school can work at all. Check the field here, then the exact program below — "nursing" and "pre-nursing" are different pages of a catalogue. Practice schedules and clinical placements or labs are a real conflict; ask the coach how players in that major manage it.
- Strongest fieldEngineering · 16% of degrees
- Kinesiology & recreationNone awarded
- Health professions & nursing12 degrees
- Engineering347 degrees
- Business13 degrees
Every bachelor's program at Northwestern University
| Program | Field | Degrees awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | Social sciences | 238 |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | Communication & journalism | 165 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | Biological sciences | 137 |
| Computer Science | Computer & information sciences | 120 |
| Information Science/Studies | Computer & information sciences | 110 |
| Neuroscience | Biological sciences | 110 |
| Psychology, General | Psychology | 93 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | Visual & performing arts | 91 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Engineering | 78 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | Communication & journalism | 77 |
| Radio and Television | Communication & journalism | 68 |
| Political Science and Government, General | Social sciences | 68 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | Engineering | 65 |
| Industrial Engineering | Engineering | 65 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Public administration & social work | 61 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | Public administration & social work | 40 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | Psychology | 32 |
| Chemical Engineering | Engineering | 28 |
| Mathematics, General | Mathematics & statistics | 25 |
| Music Performance, General | Visual & performing arts | 25 |
| History, General | History | 24 |
| English Language and Literature, General | English | 22 |
| Civil Engineering, General | Engineering | 21 |
| Computer Engineering, General | Engineering | 21 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Engineering | 21 |
| Data Science, General | Multidisciplinary studies | 21 |
| Materials Engineering | Engineering | 19 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other | Family & consumer sciences | 19 |
| Statistics, General | Mathematics & statistics | 19 |
| Physics, General | Physical sciences | 17 |
| Environmental Science | Natural resources & conservation | 16 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Engineering | 16 |
| Chemistry, General | Physical sciences | 14 |
| Music, General | Visual & performing arts | 14 |
| Stringed Instruments | Visual & performing arts | 14 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | Business | 13 |
| Sociology, General | Social sciences | 12 |
| Voice and Opera | Visual & performing arts | 12 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | Health professions & nursing | 12 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | Mathematics & statistics | 11 |
| Anthropology, General | Social sciences | 11 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Engineering | 10 |
| Philosophy | Philosophy & religion | 9 |
| Social Sciences, General | Social sciences | 8 |
| Music Teacher Education | Education | 7 |
| Linguistics | Foreign languages | 6 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | Visual & performing arts | 6 |
| Keyboard Instruments | Visual & performing arts | 6 |
| Legal Studies | Legal studies | 5 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Multidisciplinary studies | 5 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | Area, ethnic & gender studies | 4 |
| Learning Sciences | Education | 4 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | Area, ethnic & gender studies | 3 |
| Engineering, General | Engineering | 3 |
| French Language and Literature | Foreign languages | 3 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | Foreign languages | 3 |
| Economics, General | Social sciences | 3 |
| Dance, General | Visual & performing arts | 3 |
| Music Theory and Composition | Visual & performing arts | 3 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | Area, ethnic & gender studies | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | Area, ethnic & gender studies | 2 |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | Education | 2 |
| Comparative Literature | Foreign languages | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | Liberal arts & general studies | 2 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | Physical sciences | 2 |
| African-American/Black Studies | Area, ethnic & gender studies | 1 |
| Asian-American Studies | Area, ethnic & gender studies | 1 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Computer & information sciences | 1 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | Foreign languages | 1 |
| German Language and Literature | Foreign languages | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | Foreign languages | 1 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | Liberal arts & general studies | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Philosophy & religion | 1 |
| Materials Science | Physical sciences | 1 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | Visual & performing arts | 1 |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | Visual & performing arts | 1 |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | Visual & performing arts | 1 |
Where it ranks
#4Communication & journalismof 364 · Division I#16Public administration & social workof 364 · Division I#28Visual & performing artsof 364 · Division I#30Computer & information sciencesof 364 · Division I#31Social sciencesof 364 · Division I#34Engineeringof 364 · Division I#40Mathematics & statisticsof 364 · Division I#54Biological sciencesof 364 · Division I
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