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Areas of Study

Choose from hundreds of programs. Get the degree that suits your goals. 

Picking your major is just the start. When it comes to your academic plan, we’re flexible. You can focus on what you love or work across areas of study to build your own combination of courses.

Wherever your interests lead you, we want to help you get there.  

200+

areas of study

100+

graduate, doctoral, and professional programs

Undergraduate academic areas

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Business, economics, and management

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Education

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Engineering and computing

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Health sciences

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Languages, culture, and society

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Life and natural sciences

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Math and quantitative sciences

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Preprofessional programs

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Social sciences and policy

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Visual and performing arts

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Writing, communications, literature, and media

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See the full list of 200+ undergraduate majors, minors, and certificate programs at Iowa.

Areas of study

Graduate Students

Whichever graduate, doctoral, or professional program you choose, you'll have everything you need to excel at Iowa.

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