<p>The following majors are available at the Ivy League schools listed after the name of the major. Based on IPEDS. If a schools graduated someone in the past two years in that major, or there was a "placeholder" zero listed for that major, then they are in the following list.</p>
<p>You should, of course, verify this before you apply. </p>
<p>It is possible that I missed some majors, or that there is a "concentration" in a specific field that is not listed as a separate major.</p>
<p>There were some unusual majors, and some surprising ommisions.</p>
<p>I'll post the list in pieces.</p>
<p>Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Cornell<br>
Agricultural Business and Management, General Cornell<br>
Agricultural Economics Cornell<br>
Agriculture, General Cornell<br>
Agronomy and Crop Science Cornell<br>
Animal Sciences, General Cornell<br>
Environmental Science Cornell Brown<br>
Environmental Studies Yale Harvard Dartmouth Penn Brown<br>
Food Science Cornell<br>
International Agriculture Cornell<br>
Natural Resources/Conservation, General Cornell<br>
Plant Sciences, General Cornell</p>
<p>African Studies Yale Penn<br>
African-American/Black Studies Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Penn Brown<br>
American Indian/Native American Studies Dartmouth<br>
American/United States Studies/Civilization Cornell Yale Penn Brown<br>
Area Studies, Other Yale Brown<br>
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other Columbia<br>
Asian Studies/Civilization Cornell Dartmouth<br>
Chinese Studies Yale<br>
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Cornell<br>
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Cornell Penn<br>
East Asian Studies Cornell Harvard Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other Yale Brown<br>
French Studies Dartmouth Brown<br>
Gay/Lesbian Studies Cornell<br>
German Studies Cornell Yale Brown<br>
Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies Brown<br>
Italian Studies Brown<br>
Japanese Studies Yale<br>
Latin American Studies Yale Dartmouth Penn Brown<br>
Near and Middle Eastern Studies Cornell Harvard Princeton Brown<br>
Russian Studies Yale<br>
Slavic Studies Brown<br>
South Asian Studies Penn Brown<br>
Spanish and Iberian Studies Dartmouth<br>
Women’s Studies Yale Harvard Dartmouth Penn Brown</p>
<p>Accounting Penn<br>
Actuarial Science Penn<br>
Business Administration and Management, General Penn<br>
Business/Managerial Economics Brown<br>
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce Penn<br>
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Brown<br>
Finance, General Penn<br>
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Cornell<br>
Insurance Penn<br>
International Business/Trade/Commerce Penn<br>
Labor and Industrial Relations Cornell<br>
Management Information Systems, General Penn<br>
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Penn<br>
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Penn<br>
Operations Management and Supervision Penn<br>
Organizational Behavior Studies Brown<br>
Real Estate Penn<br>
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General Penn<br>
Transportation/Transportation Management Penn </p>
<p>Art History, Criticism and Conservation Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Art/Art Studies, General Yale Brown<br>
Dance, General Cornell Columbia<br>
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Cornell Yale Dartmouth Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Film/Cinema Studies Cornell Yale Dartmouth Penn<br>
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Cornell Brown<br>
Fine/Studio Arts, General Cornell Dartmouth Penn<br>
Jazz/Jazz Studies Columbia<br>
Music, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Visual and Performing Arts, General Harvard Penn<br>
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Columbia<br>
Bioethics/Medical Ethics Brown<br>
Health and Medical Administrative Services Penn<br>
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Cornell<br>
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Penn<br>
Nursing Columbia Penn<br>
Public Health Brown<br>
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts Cornell</p>
<p>Agricultural Teacher Education Cornell<br>
Education, General Cornell Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Elementary Education and Teaching Penn<br>
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Cornell<br>
Human Development and Family Studies, General Cornell</p>
<p>Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering Cornell<br>
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Yale Columbia Penn Brown
Chemical Engineering Cornell Yale Princeton Columbia Penn<br>
Civil Engineering, General Cornell Princeton Columbia<br>
Computer Engineering, General Cornell Princeton Columbia Penn<br>
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Cornell Yale Princeton Columbia Penn<br>
Engineering Physics Cornell Yale Columbia Brown
Engineering Science Yale Harvard<br>
Engineering, General Cornell Dartmouth Brown
Engineering, Other Penn Brown
Engineering Mechanics Columbia<br>
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Cornell Yale Penn
Industrial Engineering Columbia<br>
Materials Engineering Cornell Penn
Mechanical Engineering Cornell Yale Princeton Columbia Penn
Metallurgical Engineering Columbia<br>
Mining and Mineral Engineering Columbia<br>
Operations Research Cornell Princeton Columbia<br>
Systems Engineering Penn</p>
<p>Comparative Literature Cornell University Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Creative Writing Dartmouth Columbia Brown<br>
English Language and Literature, General Cornell University Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Yale Harvard Penn Brown<br>
English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Columbia<br>
Linguistics Cornell University Yale Harvard Dartmouth Penn Brown </p>
<p>Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics Yale<br>
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature Yale Harvard Brown<br>
Arabic Language and Literature Dartmouth<br>
Chinese Language and Literature Yale Dartmouth<br>
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General Cornell University Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other Harvard<br>
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Penn<br>
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Columbia<br>
French Language and Literature Cornell University Yale Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
German Language and Literature Cornell University Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Yale<br>
Italian Language and Literature Cornell University Yale Dartmouth Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Japanese Language and Literature Yale Dartmouth<br>
Latin Language and Literature Yale Harvard Brown<br>
Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other Columbia<br>
Portuguese Language and Literature Yale Brown<br>
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Harvard Dartmouth<br>
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Dartmouth Penn<br>
Russian Language and Literature Cornell University Yale Dartmouth Columbia Penn<br>
Sanskrit/Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Harvard Brown<br>
Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Penn<br>
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Harvard Princeton Brown<br>
Spanish Language and Literature Cornell University Yale Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown</p>
<p>Applied Mathematics, Other Brown<br>
Applied Mathematics Yale Harvard Columbia Brown<br>
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Columbia<br>
Mathematics, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Statistics, General Harvard Columbia Penn Brown</p>
<p>Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Brown<br>
Computer and Information Sciences, General Yale Brown<br>
Computer Graphics Penn<br>
Computer Science Cornell Harvard Dartmouth Columbia<br>
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Penn<br>
Information Technology Cornell </p>
<p>Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other Yale Harvard<br>
Astronomy Cornell Yale Dartmouth Columbia<br>
Astrophysics Princeton Columbia<br>
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Cornell<br>
Atomic/Molecular Physics Harvard Brown<br>
Chemistry, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Chemistry, Other Dartmouth<br>
Geochemistry Brown<br>
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Dartmouth Princeton Brown<br>
Geology/Earth Science, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Geophysics and Seismology Brown<br>
Physical Sciences, Other Columbia<br>
Physics, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics Brown</p>
<p>Anthropology Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Archeology Cornell Yale Brown<br>
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Brown<br>
Development Economics and International Development Brown<br>
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Brown<br>
Economics, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Geography Dartmouth<br>
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Harvard Penn<br>
History, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
History, Other Harvard Penn Brown<br>
International Relations and Affairs Penn Brown<br>
Political Science and Government, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Psychology, General Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Social Sciences, General Harvard Penn<br>
Social Sciences, Other Cornell Columbia Brown<br>
Sociology Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Columbia Penn Brown<br>
Urban Studies/Affairs Columbia Penn Brown</p>
<p>As have other colleges. Plain Biology as a major may be going away-too broad. As with a number of other majors, even if they call the degree “X”, where X is some very broad field, the actual major requirements may require a narrower focus. This means that it is difficult to know just what is offered from a simple listing of a major.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that IPEDS seems to take the closest match to its categories, which do not necessarily match up with the degree as the college might describe it. </p>
<p>Finally, most colleges permit students to arrange independent majors. So the fact that something is not listed does not mean one cannot major in it. </p>
<p>Given the practice of giving a broad title to a narrow degree and the less than perfect translation between each college and IPEDS, there may be plenty of students at a college who do programs that elsewhere would get a focussed degree, but at the college you are interested in gets lumped in with others in a broad classification.</p>
<p>If you are interested in a college, but they do not appear on this list as offering the degree you want, look into it more closely to find out whether they really do not have it, or some of the considerations above are operative.</p>
<p>And many people end up majoring in something other than what they expect when they apply to college.</p>
<p>The list reports that most Ivy League colleges do NOT offer the major I pursued at a Big Ten university, but I suspect that afan’s analysis should be borne in mind and that probably most of the Ivy League would allow a chance to study that subject.</p>
<p>I was surprised by the large number of non-traditional “interdisciplinary” majors listed in post #2. Most of these are regional/ethnic/cultural studies. I wonder if they grew out of student demand. Are they a relatively new development in curricula? </p>
<p>I can’t think of specific career tracks for which they prepare, other than, perhaps, government service. Is there wisdom in interdisciplinary or non-traditional majors? or in creating your own major?</p>
<p>That’s something which has been discussed before on CC. If you apply to a less popular major and <em>if</em> it’s clear from your classes and ECs that it’s something you’ve been committed to all along, then it might give you a very slight edge. But it’s not going to be any kind of major (you should pardon the pun) advantage.</p>
<p>Brown has what are called concentrations, not majors. And, independent concentrations are encouraged. Students write proposals for independent concentrations. </p>
<p>There are 95 established concentrations.</p>
<p>Degree Concentration
AB Africana Studies
AB American Civilization
AB Ancient Studies
AB Anthropology
AB, ScB Applied Mathematics
ScB Applied Mathematics - Biology
ScB Applied Mathematics - Computer Science
AB, ScB Applied Mathematics - Economics
AB Archaeology and the Ancient World
AB Architectural Studies
ScB Biochemistry
AB, ScB Biology
ScB Biomedical Engineering
ScB Biophysics
ScB Chemical Physics
AB, ScB Chemistry
AB Classics (Standard Program)
AB Classics and Sanskrit
AB Classics: Greek
AB Classics: Greek and Latin
AB, ScB Classics: Latin
ScB Cognitive Neuroscience
AB, ScB Cognitive Science
AB Commerce, Organizations and Entrepreneurship
AB Community Health
AB Comparative Literature: English and One Foreign Literature
AB Comparative Literature: English and Two Foreign Literatures
AB Comparative Literature: Literary Translation
ScB Computational Biology
AB, ScB Computer Science
AB, ScB Computer Science - Economics
AB Development Studies
AB East Asian Studies
AB Economics
AB Education Studies
AB Egyptology
AB, ScB Engineering
ScB Engineering - Physics
ScB Environmental Science
AB Environmental Studies
AB Ethnic Studies
AB French Civilization
AB French Language
AB French Literature
AB Gender and Sexuality Studies
AB, ScB Geological Sciences
AB, ScB Geology - Biology
AB, ScB Geology - Chemistry
AB, ScB Geology - Physics/Mathematics
AB German Studies
AB Hispanic Language and Linguistics
AB Hispanic Literature and Culture
AB History
AB History of Art and Architecture
AB, ScB Human Biology
AB, ScB Independent Concentration
AB International Relations
AB Italian Studies
AB Judaic Studies
AB Late Antique Cultures
AB Latin American Studies
AB Linguistics
AB Literary Arts
AB Literatures - Cultures in English
ScB Marine Biology
ScB Mathematical Economics
AB, ScB Mathematics
ScB Mathematics - Computer Science
AB, ScB Mathematics - Physics
AB Medieval Cultures
AB Middle East Studies
AB Modern Culture an Media - German
AB Modern Culture and Media
AB Modern Culture and Media - Italian
AB Music
ScB Neuroscience
AB Philosophy (Standard Program)
AB Philosophy: Ethics and Political Philosophy
AB Philosophy: Logic and Philosophy of Science
AB, ScB Physics
AB Political Science
AB Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
AB, ScB Psychology
AB Public Policy and American Institutions
AB Religious Studies
AB Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
AB Science and Society
AB Semiotics - French
AB Slavic Studies
AB, ScB Sociology
AB South Asian Studies
ScB Statistics
AB Theatre Arts
AB Urban Studies
AB Visual Art</p>