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Brown University: Complete List of Majors Offered

Majors with graduates in 2018-19

Name As Major As Minor
TotalMenWomen Total
Natural Resources And Conservation
Environmental Studies 8 2 6 3
Environmental Science 7 2 5 0
Architecture And Related Services
Architecture 4 2 2 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
African Studies 11 5 6 7
American/United States Studies/Civilization 17 6 11 2
East Asian Studies 7 4 3 7
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 3 2 1 4
Slavic Studies 1 0 1 3
French Studies 1 0 1 7
German Studies 3 1 2 3 0
Italian Studies 2
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 3 1 2 8
Ethnic Studies 14 6 8 7
African-American/Black Studies 1 1 0
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 1
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
Mass Communication/Media Studies 25 8 17 7
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General 26 19 7 1
Computer Science 168 96 72 17
Education
Education, General 21 3 18 8
Engineering
Engineering, General 83 53 30 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 29 6 23 1
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 1 1 0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
Linguistics 5 2 3 3
Comparative Literature 19 6 13 5
Portuguese Language and Literature 1 1 0 1
Spanish Language and Literature 3 0 3 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 14 3 11 5
English Language And Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General 58 16 42 26
Creative Writing 31 7 24 16
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 110 53 57 10
Biochemistry 21 8 13 0
Biophysics 1 0 1 0
Computational Biology 8 4 4 1
Neuroscience 52 22 30 0
Mathematics And Statistics
Mathematics, General 14 10 4 9
Applied Mathematics, General 125 72 53 12
Computational Mathematics 9 6 3 0
Statistics, General 8 6 2 0
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 14 6 8 2
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 0 1 1
Science, Technology and Society 13 3 10 6
Behavioral Sciences 6 2 4 2 0
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 1
Cognitive Science, General 9 3 6 2
Human Biology 57 11 46 5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 5 1 4 2
Philosophy And Religious Studies
Philosophy 9 4 5 9
Religion/Religious Studies 9 5 4 2
Physical Sciences
Astronomy 1 0 1 1
Chemistry, General 10 7 3 0
Chemical Physics 1 0 1 0
Geology/Earth Science, General 9 1 8 1
Geochemistry 5 2 3 0
Geophysics and Seismology 6 1 5 1
Physics, General 19 14 5 0
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 21 3 18 0
Experimental Psychology 18 4 14 6
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
Public Policy Analysis, General 24 7 17 12
Social Sciences
Anthropology, General 8 3 5 7
Archeology 7 3 4 4
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 103 67 36 41
Development Economics and International Development 15 4 11 3
International Relations and Affairs 49 15 34 12
Political Science and Government, General 61 24 37 11
Sociology, General 11 4 7 6
Urban Studies/Affairs 24 8 16 7
5 1 4 12
Visual And Performing Arts
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 11 4 7 5
Art/Art Studies, General 16 3 13 9
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 17 7 10 8
Music, General 17 12 5 7
Health Professions And Related Programs
Public Health, General 49 12 37 9
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 87 57 30 4
History
History, General 67 35 32 20

Majors with no graduates in 2018

  • South Asian Studies
  • Italian Studies
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • Women's Studies
  • Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
  • Psychology, General
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Economics, General
  • Music Technology
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Business/Managerial Economics