Caltech Majors

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Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Majors at California Institute of Technology

Popular undergraduate majors at California Institute of Technology are Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Computer and Information Sciences. 12% of students major in Mechanical Engineering, 12% in Physics, and 11% in Computer and Information Sciences. The full list of 24 undergraduate majors and annual graduate counts follows. See median earnings by major for Caltech graduates.

List of undergrad majors offered at California Institute of Technology
Computer and Information Sciences Graduates
Computer and Information Sciences 27
Engineering Graduates
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering 1
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 13
Chemical Engineering 15
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 25
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 10
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 1
Materials Engineering 3
Mechanical Engineering 29
Biology Graduates
Biology/Biological Sciences 17
Neuroscience 2
Mathematics Graduates
Mathematics 14
Computational Mathematics 13
General Studies Graduates
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1
Physical Sciences Graduates
Astrophysics 4
Planetary Astronomy and Science 1
Chemistry 19
Geology/Earth Science 2
Geochemistry 2
Geophysics and Seismology 2
Physics 28
Social Sciences Graduates
Economics 2
Business Graduates
Business/Managerial Economics 3
History Graduates
History 1

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110404.

Median earnings by major: California Institute of Technology salaries by major.

Last updated: August 2026