Majors, Minors, and Certificates

Iowa offers over 200 majors, minors, and certificates.

Students are encouraged to work across disciplines to find their passion. If you are unsure of what you’d like to study at Iowa, look at an open major, or take our MyMajors assessment to explore possible majors based on your interests and strengths.

Use our program search to explore all of our areas of study and find what is right for you.

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Areas of Study

Area of Study Sort descending	College
Accounting BBA	Tippie College of Business
Actuarial Science BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Aerospace Studies and Military Science Minor	University College
African American Studies BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Aging and Longevity Studies Minor, Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
American Sign Language Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
American Studies BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Ancient Civilization BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Anthropology BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Applied Climate Science and Energy Technologies Certificate	College of Engineering
Applied Physics BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Art BA, BFA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Art History BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Artificial Intelligence, Modeling and Simulation Certificate	College of Engineering
Asian Languages and Literature BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Astronomy BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Applied Studies Online Option	University College
Bachelor of Liberal Studies Online Option	University College
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BA, BS	Carver College of Medicine, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Biology BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Biomedical Engineering BSE	College of Engineering
Biomedical Sciences BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Business BBA, Minor, Certificate	Tippie College of Business
Business Analytics and Information Systems BBA	Tippie College of Business
Chemical Engineering BSE	College of Engineering
Chemistry BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Chiropractic Medicine Preprofessional Program
Cinema BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Civil Engineering BSE	College of Engineering
Classical Languages BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Clinical and Translational Science Certificate
Communication Studies BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Computer Science BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Computer Science and Engineering BSE	College of Engineering
Counseling and Behavioral Health Services BA	College of Education
Criminology, Law, and Justice BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Critical Cultural Competence Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dance BA, BFA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Data Science BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dentistry Preprofessional Program	College of Dentistry
Disability Studies Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Economics BBA, BA, BS, Minor	Tippie College of Business
Education BA, BS, Minor	College of Education
Education Studies and Human Relations BA	College of Education
Electrical Engineering BSE	College of Engineering
Elementary Education BA	College of Education
Engineering BSE, Certificate	College of Engineering
English BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
English and Creative Writing BA	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Enterprise Leadership BA, Online Option	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Tippie College of Business
Entrepreneurial Management Certificate	Tippie College of Business
Environmental Engineering	College of Engineering
Environmental Policy and Planning BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Ethics and Public Policy BA	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Event Management Certificate Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Exercise Science BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Finance BBA	Tippie College of Business
French BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Geographic Information Science Certificate Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Geographical and Sustainability Sciences BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
German BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Global Health Studies BA, BS, Minor, Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Health Promotion BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Health Studies BA	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
History BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Human Physiology BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Human Rights Certificate
Industrial and Systems Engineering BSE	College of Engineering
Informatics BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Interdepartmental Studies BA	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
International Business Certificate
International Relations BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
International Studies BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Interscholastic Athletic/Activities Administration	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Italian BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Journalism and Mass Communication BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Latin American Studies Minor, Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Law Preprofessional Program	College of Law
Leadership Studies Certificate
Linguistics BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Management BBA	Tippie College of Business
Marketing BBA	Tippie College of Business
Mathematics BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Mechanical Engineering BSE	College of Engineering
Medical Laboratory Science BS	Carver College of Medicine
Medicine Preprofessional Program	Carver College of Medicine
Medieval Studies Certificate
Microbiology BS, Minor	Carver College of Medicine, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Mortuary Science Preprofessional Program
Museum Studies Certificate
Music BA, BM, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor, Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Naval Science and Technology	College of Engineering
Neuroscience BS	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Nonprofit Leadership and Philanthropy Certificate, Online Option
Nuclear Medicine Technology BS	Carver College of Medicine
Nursing BSN	College of Nursing
Nursing RN-BSN Online Option	College of Nursing
Occupational Therapy Preprofessional Program
Open Major or Undecided	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Optometry Preprofessional Program
Pharmacy Preprofessional Program	College of Pharmacy
Philosophy BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Physical Therapy Preprofessional Program	Carver College of Medicine
Physician Assistant Preprofessional Program	Carver College of Medicine
Physics BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Podiatric Medicine Preprofessional Program
Political Risk Analysis Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Political Science BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Portuguese Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Psychology BA, BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Public Digital Arts Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Public Health BA, BS, Certificate	College of Public Health
Radiation Sciences BS	Carver College of Medicine
Radiation Sciences RT to BS Online Option	Carver College of Medicine
Religious Studies BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Resilience and Trauma-Informed Perspectives Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Risk Management & Insurance BBA, Certificate	Tippie College of Business
Russian BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Science Studies BS	College of Education
Screenwriting Arts BA	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Secondary Education BA	College of Education
Social Justice BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Social Justice and the Performing Arts Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Social Science Analytics Certificate	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Social Work BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Sociology BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Spanish BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Speech and Hearing Science BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Sport and Recreation Management BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Sport Media and Culture BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Statistics BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Certificate in Sustainability Certificate
Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate
Theatre Arts BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Therapeutic Recreation BS, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Translation BA, Minor	College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Veterinary Medicine Preprofessional Program
Writing Certificate, Online Option