At Bucknell, you can choose from a much larger selection of majors, minors and courses than other liberal arts colleges and universities. But you won't be limited to just one path.

You can major in English and go to medical school, major in anthropology and become a filmmaker, or major in engineering and become a manager. That's the beauty of a liberal arts mission that empowers personalized education.

It all starts here, with a few simple clicks. Select the categories that align most closely with your interests and the type of program you want to explore — and discover what's possible. You can also explore the full list of majors and minors on the bottom of this page.

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    Accounting & Financial Management

    The Freeman College of Management offers bachelor of science in business administration programs in accounting and finance.

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    Analytics & Operations Management

    Bucknell University's business analytics major prepares students to transform data into insights.

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    Biomedical Engineering

    In Bucknell University's biomedical engineering program, students get into the lab and start designing from their first semester on campus.

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    Chemical Engineering

    Students in Bucknell University's chemical engineering program nearly all get jobs or enroll in graduate school within six months of graduating.

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    Civil & Environmental Engineering

    Bucknell offers separate bachelor of science degree programs in civil engineering and environmental engineering, each major featuring hands-on labs and independent research opportunities.

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    Computer Science & Engineering

    Develop coding expertise and a problem-solving mindset in one of three offered degree programs: bachelor of science in computer science, bachelor of arts in computer science, or bachelor of science in computer science & engineering.

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    Data Science

    This interdisciplinary co-major will be available as a co-major to students whose primary major is business analytics, computer science, statistics or mathematics.

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    Economics

    Economics students at Bucknell get immersed in real-world issues, learning from leading experts in international development, macroeconomics and applied microeconomics.

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    Electrical & Computer Engineering

    Students can choose between two distinct bachelor of science degree tracks in electrical engineering and computer engineering.

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    Mathematical Economics

    As a mathematical economics major at Bucknell, you’ll dig past the data in spreadsheets and trend curves to uncover real stories and understand the quantitative models that drive global economic decisions. 

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    Mathematics

    Bucknell offers a range of mathematics degree pathways, including distinct majors in mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics — plus the options to concentrate in theoretical or applied math and to earn a secondary teaching certification.

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    Mechanical Engineering

    Bucknell mechanical engineering majors design and build real devices that confront challenges facing society in state-of-the-art research facilities.

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    Physics & Astronomy

    Explore the universe in our nationally recognized Department of Physics & Astronomy, which offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in physics and biophysics.

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    Political Science

    Bucknell's political science program prepares students to work for change in the world, with opportunities to conduct meaningful, faculty-guided research.

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