Penn State offers over 160 majors across its 20 undergraduate campuses.
Read about Penn State's majors to learn more about our majors, the options offered within them, and where you can complete your major in Penn State's multi-campus system.
Interested in business-related majors?
Business programs can be largely quantitative or qualitative depending on your interests and major. Here is a list of business-related programs. If you find a program that interests you, refer to our Alphabetic Listing of Baccalaureate Majors for more information.
- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Advertising/Public Relations
- Agribusiness Management
- Agricultural Systems Management
- Business
- Business Economics
- Business, Liberal Arts, and Science
- Communication Arts and Sciences
- Communications
- Corporate Communication
- Crime, Law, and Justice
- Economics
- Energy, Business, and Finance
- Environmental and Renewable Resource Economics
- Finance
- Health Policy Analysis
- Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Sciences and Technology
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Labor Studies and Employment Relations
- Landscape Contracting
- Mathematics
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Organizational Leadership
- Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management
- Science and Business MBA
- Security and Risk Analysis
- Supply Chain and Information Systems
- Telecommunications
- Turfgrass Science
- Wood Products
Interested in other business majors not in the Smeal College of Business?
Business programs can be largely quantitative or qualitative depending on your interests and major. Here is a list of business-related programs. If you find a program that interests you, refer to our Alphabetic Listing of Baccalaureate Majors for more information. Listed after the major is the campus you would graduate from with that major.
- Accounting (at Penn State Erie or Harrisburg)
- Advertising/Public Relations (at Penn State University Park)
- Agribusiness Management (at Penn State University Park)
- Agricultural Systems Management (at Penn State University Park)
- Business (at campuses other than Penn State University Park)
- Business Economics (at Penn State Erie)
- Business, Liberal Arts, and Science (at Penn State Erie)
- Communication Arts and Sciences (at Penn State Brandywine or York)
- Communications (at Penn State Altoona, Beaver, Brandywine, Greater Allegheny, Harrisburg, or New Kensington)
- Corporate Communication (at Penn State Abington)
- Crime, Law, and Justice (at Penn State University Park)
- Economics (at Penn State Erie or University Park)
- Energy, Business, and Finance (at Penn State University Park)
- Environmental and Renewable Resource Economics (at Penn State University Park)
- Finance (at Penn State Erie or Harrisburg)
- Health Policy Analysis (at Penn State University Park)
- Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management (at Penn State University Park)
- Industrial Engineering (at Penn State University Park)
- Information Sciences and Technology (at most Penn State campuses)
- Information Systems (at Penn State Harrisburg)
- International Business (at Penn State Erie)
- Labor Studies and Employment Relations (at Penn State University Park
- Landscape Contracting (at Penn State University Park)
- Mathematics (at Penn State Altoona, Erie, or University Park
- Management (at Penn State Erie or Harrisburg)
- Management Information Systems (at Penn State Erie)
- Marketing (at Penn State Erie or Harrisburg)
- Organizational Leadership (at most Penn State campuses: adult learners only
- Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management (at Penn State University Park)
- Science and Business MBA (at Penn State University Park)
- Telecommunications (at Penn State University Park)
- Turfgrass Science (at Penn State University Park)
- Wood Products (at Penn State University Park)
Interested in engineering-related majors?
Traditional engineering programs focus on the application of theoretical and scientific principles and engineering technology programs focus on skills development for hands-on application. Here is a list of engineering-related programs. If you find a program that interests you, refer to our Alphabetic Listing of Baccalaureate Majors for more information.
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Agricultural Systems Management
- Architectural Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Information Sciences and Technology
- Information Systems
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering Technology
- Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Energy Engineering
- Energy, Business and Finance
- Engineering Science
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Systems Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Health and Safety
- Information Sciences and Technology
- Information Systems
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Mining Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
- Plastics Engineering Technology
- Security and Risk Analysis
- Software Engineering
- Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology
- Supply Chain and Information Systems Surveying Engineering
"Undergraduate students have the opportunity to learn how to investigate and solve real-world problems by becoming involved in ongoing research with their professors."
--Dr. Kenneth Hirth, professor of anthropology
Minimum high school requirements for 4-year (baccalaureate) degrees.
