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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
Safety ManagementSchool of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationCertMS
SaxophoneJacobs School of MusicBMMMDM
School Administration (see Educational Leadership)
School Health EducationSchool of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationMS
School Library / Media and Information TechnologySchool of Library and Information ScienceLic
School PsychologySchool of EducationEdSPhD
SculptureCollege of Arts and SciencesBFAMAT, MFA
Second Language StudiesCollege of Arts and SciencesMAPhD
Secondary EducationSchool of EducationBS, LicEdS, MSEdD, PhD
Security InformaticsSchool of Informatics and ComputingMS
Slavic Languages and LiteraturesCollege of Arts and SciencesBAMAPhD
Social EntrepreneurshipSchool of Public and Environmental AffairsCert
Social PsychologyCollege of Arts and SciencesPhD
Social Science and MedicineCollege of Arts and SciencesMinor
Social Studies EducationSchool of EducationBS, LicMS
Social WorkSchool of Social WorkBSW
SociologyCollege of Arts and SciencesBAMAPhD
Sociology of Work and BusinessCollege of Arts and SciencesMinor
SpanishCollege of Arts and SciencesBAMA, MATPhD
Spatial Analysis (see Geographic Information Science)
Special EducationSchool of EducationBSEdS, MSEdD, PhD
Speech and Hearing SciencesCollege of Arts and SciencesBA, BSMA, MATPhD
Speech and Language PathologyCollege of Arts and SciencesBS
Sport CommunicationSchool of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationBS
Sport ManagementSchool of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationMSPhD
Sport Marketing and ManagementSchool of Health, Physical Education, and RecreationBS
Stage Direction for OperaJacobs School of MusicMS
StatisticsCollege of Arts and SciencesBS
Strategic Management and Organizational TheoryKelley School of BusinessPhD
Strategic Management Consulting (see Business)
Studio ArtCollege of Arts and SciencesBA, BFAMA, MFA
Supply Chain and OperationsKelley School of BusinessMBA
Supply Chain ManagementKelley School of BusinessBS
Sustainable DevelopmentSchool of Public and Environmental AffairsMPA

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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