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Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Majors at Houghton University

Popular undergraduate majors at Houghton University are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, and Speech Communication and Rhetoric. 23% of students major in Business Administration and Management, 7% in Psychology, and 7% in Speech Communication and Rhetoric. The full list of 35 undergraduate majors and annual graduate counts follows. See median earnings by major for Houghton University graduates.

List of undergrad majors offered at Houghton University
Computer and Information Sciences Graduates
Computer and Information Sciences 9
Information Technology 1
Education Graduates
Elementary Education and Teaching 23
Secondary Education and Teaching 15
Music Teacher Education 15
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5
Social Studies Teacher Education 1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 3
Foreign Languages Graduates
Spanish Language and Literature 4
English and Literature Graduates
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 15
Liberal Arts and Humanities Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 5
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 7
Biology Graduates
Biology/Biological Sciences 27
Biochemistry 1
Mathematics Graduates
Mathematics 16
Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies Graduates
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 14
Health and Physical Education/Fitness 5
Philosophy and Religious Studies Graduates
Philosophy 2
Religion/Religious Studies 15
Theology and Religious Vvocations Graduates
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other 1
Physical Sciences Graduates
Chemistry 2
Physics 2
Psychology Graduates
Psychology 28
Social Sciences Graduates
International Relations and Affairs 8
Political Science and Government 3
Sociology 5
Ethnic Studies Graduates
Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign) 22
Visual and Performing Arts Graduates
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 19
Music 2
Music Performance 8
Music, Other 2
Business Graduates
Business Administration and Management 94
Accounting 2
History Graduates
History 6
Communication Graduates
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 27

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=191676.

Median earnings by major: Houghton University salaries by major.

Last updated: August 2026