Degree and Majors Offered By Cornell University, Plus Academic Programs & Fields of Study

Majors & Fields of Study at Cornell University

Cornell University offers 91 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 74 majors within 24 broad fields of study. Across all areas of study, Cornell University awarded 3,949 undergraduate degrees in 2014 - 2015.

None of the awards was for a degree taken exclusively online.

None of the awards was for a degree at the associate level (2-Year).

410 degrees were awarded to foreign nationals.

A significant percentage of degrees (50.0%) were awarded to men.

Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

The following chart and table show how the 3,539 undergraduate awards given to U.S. citizens were distributed at Cornell University.

White Americans

1,701

Asian Americans

669

Other Americans

535

Hispanic Americans

408

African Americans

218

Native Americans

Pacific Island / Native Hawaiian Americans

Fields of Study Offered at This School

Below are all fields of study offered at Cornell University. Click a field of study below for more information, the related majors and the focus areas within the field.

2014 - 2015 Fields of Study	Bachelors Degrees	Ranking Within Field	Average Starting Salary
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	516	1	$48,000
Architecture & Related Services	110	1	$48,000
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	57	9	$48,000
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	579	70	$46,000
Business, Management & Marketing	502	20	$55,000
Communication & Journalism	87	36	$46,000
Computer & Information Sciences	238	21	$69,000
Education	0	N/A	$45,000
Engineering	666	11	$70,000
English Language & Literature	72	36	$47,000
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	74	7	$43,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	58	32	$47,000
History	50	15	$52,000
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	13	3	$59,000
Mathematics & Statistics	81	10	$67,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	56	16	$47,000
Natural Resources & Conservation	59	N/A	$48,000
Personal & Culinary Services	0	N/A	N/A
Philosophy & Religious Studies	25	43	$48,000
Physical Sciences	121	12	$57,000
Psychology	80	40	$44,000
Public Administration & Social Service	40	12	$54,000
Social Sciences	393	48	$52,000
Visual & Performing Arts	72	74	$46,000

Additional Questions to Ask

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Degrees and Majors Offered By Cornell University Plus Academic Programs & Fields of Study

Majors & Fields of Study at Cornell University

Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

Fields of Study Offered at This School

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