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Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Majors at University of Chicago

Popular undergraduate majors at University of Chicago are Economics, Biology/Biological Sciences, and Political Science and Government. 19% of students major in Economics, 11% in Biology/Biological Sciences, and 10% in Political Science and Government. The full list of 43 undergraduate majors and annual graduate counts follows. See median earnings by major for UChicago graduates.

List of undergrad majors offered at University of Chicago
Computer and Information Sciences Graduates
Computer Science 12
Foreign Languages Graduates
Linguistics 19
Comparative Literature 2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 10
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 14
German Language and Literature 2
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 7
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 13
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 18
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 13
English and Literature Graduates
English Language and Literature 80
Liberal Arts and Humanities Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 14
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 12
Biology Graduates
Biology/Biological Sciences 170
Mathematics Graduates
Mathematics 105
Statistics 8
Natural Resources Conservation Graduates
Environmental Studies 11
Philosophy and Religious Studies Graduates
Philosophy 62
Theology and Religious Vvocations Graduates
Theology/Theological Studies 3
Physical Sciences Graduates
Chemistry 42
Chemistry, Other 21
Geophysics and Seismology 9
Physics 38
Psychology Graduates
Psychology 61
Counseling Psychology 31
Human Services Graduates
Public Policy Analysis 52
Social Sciences Graduates
Anthropology 44
Economics 298
Geography 7
International Relations and Affairs 30
Political Science and Government 148
Sociology 33
Social Sciences, Other 21
Ethnic Studies Graduates
African Studies 3
Latin American Studies 9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 7
Visual and Performing Arts Graduates
Design and Visual Communications 7
Directing and Theatrical Production 7
Film/Cinema/Video Studies 12
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 10
Music 8
History Graduates
History 56
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 5

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Median earnings by major: University of Chicago salaries by major.

Last updated: August 2026