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University of California, Berkeley · Majors

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9,207
Bachelor's degrees
awarded in the year
82
Programs
with graduates
22
Fields of study
Bach. · Doctoral · Master's
Degree levels

Bachelor's degrees by field

Computer & information sciences1,567 17%
Social sciences1,520 17%
Engineering1,180 13%
Biological sciences935 10%
Multidisciplinary studies450 5%
Natural resources & conservation433 5%
Business425 5%
Mathematics & statistics328 4%
Psychology307 3%
Physical sciences295 3%
Visual & performing arts287 3%
English238 3%
Communication & journalism226 2%
Health professions & nursing170 2%
Legal studies163 2%
Architecture159 2%

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 fieldComputer & information sciences · 17% of degrees
  • Kinesiology & recreationNone awarded
  • Health professions & nursing170 degrees
  • Engineering1,180 degrees
  • Business425 degrees

Every bachelor's program at University of California, Berkeley

ProgramFieldDegrees awarded
Computer ScienceComputer & information sciences796
Computer and Information Sciences, OtherComputer & information sciences771
Cell/Cellular and Molecular BiologyBiological sciences691
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsSocial sciences631
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringEngineering492
Business Administration and Management, GeneralBusiness425
Political Science and Government, GeneralSocial sciences386
Research and Experimental Psychology, OtherPsychology307
Sociology, GeneralSocial sciences252
Mass Communication/Media StudiesCommunication & journalism226
Cognitive Science, GeneralMultidisciplinary studies217
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering213
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish210
Environmental StudiesNatural resources & conservation203
Applied Mathematics, GeneralMathematics & statistics177
Public Health, GeneralHealth professions & nursing170
Legal StudiesLegal studies163
Social Sciences, OtherSocial sciences152
Biology/Biological Sciences, GeneralBiological sciences143
Chemistry, GeneralPhysical sciences133
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringEngineering124
Chemical EngineeringEngineering120
History, GeneralHistory114
Civil Engineering, GeneralEngineering112
ArchitectureArchitecture109
Natural Resources/Conservation, GeneralNatural resources & conservation100
Nutrition SciencesMultidisciplinary studies92
Film/Cinema/Media StudiesVisual & performing arts89
Mathematics, GeneralMathematics & statistics87
PhilosophyPhilosophy & religion87
Environmental ScienceNatural resources & conservation86
Physics, GeneralPhysical sciences84
Microbiology, GeneralBiological sciences80
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary studies74
Anthropology, GeneralSocial sciences73
Fine/Studio Arts, GeneralVisual & performing arts72
Statistics, GeneralMathematics & statistics64
Social WorkPublic administration & social work64
American/United States Studies/CivilizationArea, ethnic & gender studies55
Music, GeneralVisual & performing arts54
International/Globalization StudiesMultidisciplinary studies53
Operations ResearchEngineering52
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, OtherNatural resources & conservation37
AstrophysicsPhysical sciences37
LinguisticsForeign languages36
Ethnic StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies35
Art History, Criticism and ConservationVisual & performing arts34
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, GeneralForeign languages33
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, GeneralVisual & performing arts30
Rhetoric and CompositionEnglish28
Materials SciencePhysical sciences28
Urban Studies/AffairsSocial sciences26
Environmental Design/ArchitectureArchitecture25
Landscape ArchitectureArchitecture25
Comparative LiteratureForeign languages23
Engineering ScienceEngineering21
Botany/Plant BiologyBiological sciences21
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies20
Women's StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies14
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and ArchaeologyMultidisciplinary studies14
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering13
Engineering Physics/Applied PhysicsEngineering12
Nuclear EngineeringEngineering12
Japanese Language and LiteratureForeign languages10
Engineering, OtherEngineering9
African-American/Black StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies8
Dance, GeneralVisual & performing arts8
French Language and LiteratureForeign languages7
Forest Sciences and BiologyNatural resources & conservation6
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, GeneralForeign languages4
Geology/Earth Science, GeneralPhysical sciences4
Asian Studies/CivilizationArea, ethnic & gender studies3
American Indian/Native American StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies3
Chinese Language and LiteratureForeign languages3
Planetary Astronomy and SciencePhysical sciences3
Oceanography, Chemical and PhysicalPhysical sciences3
Italian Language and LiteratureForeign languages2
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherForeign languages2
Geophysics and SeismologyPhysical sciences2
Natural Resources and Conservation, OtherNatural resources & conservation1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, GeneralForeign languages1
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, GeneralPhysical sciences1

Where it ranks

Among Division I schools; every list University of California, Berkeley is on.

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