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Explore majors by skill

Instead of starting from a major's name, start from what you actually enjoy doing. Pick one or more of the skills or activities below, and we'll show majors whose coursework and typical skill-building line up, computed directly from each major's own skills and good-fit descriptions, not a separate ranking.

35 majors matched, strongest matches first.

Communications & Media

Advertising

Creative and strategic communication designed to persuade.

Arts & Design

Animation

Bringing images to life through movement, timing, and story.

Arts & Design

Architecture

Designing buildings that are functional, safe, and meaningful.

Arts & Design

Art History

Studying visual art in its historical and cultural context.

Physical Sciences & Math

Astronomy

Studying celestial objects, from planets to galaxies.

Business & Economics

Business Administration

A broad foundation across management, finance, marketing, and operations.

Communications & Media

Communication Studies

How people create meaning and persuade through communication.

Humanities & Languages

Creative Writing

Crafting original fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

Social Sciences

Criminal Justice

How crime, law enforcement, courts, and corrections systems work.

Business & Economics

Economics

How people, markets, and governments make choices about resources.

Humanities & Languages

English Literature

Close reading, interpretation, and the craft of language.

Business & Economics

Entrepreneurship

Building new ventures from an idea to a working business.

Agriculture & Environment

Environmental Studies

Understanding environmental issues through science, policy, and society.

Arts & Design

Fashion Design

Designing clothing and accessories from concept to construction.

Communications & Media

Film & Media Studies

Analyzing and understanding film, television, and media as art and culture.

Arts & Design

Fine Arts / Studio Art

Developing an original artistic practice across media.

Social Sciences

Gender & Women's Studies

How gender shapes society, culture, and lived experience.

Arts & Design

Graphic Design

Visual communication through typography, layout, and imagery.

Humanities & Languages

History

Understanding the past through evidence and argument.

Arts & Design

Industrial & Product Design

Designing physical products people use every day.

Arts & Design

Interior Design

Designing functional, human-centered interior spaces.

Social Sciences

International Relations

How countries, institutions, and global forces interact.

Architecture & Planning

Landscape Architecture

Designing outdoor spaces, from parks to campuses to public plazas.

Law & Public Policy

Legal Studies / Pre-Law

Building the reading, writing, and reasoning skills law school expects.

Business & Economics

Marketing

Understanding customers and communicating value to them.

Biological & Life Sciences

Molecular & Cellular Biology

Life at its smallest working scale: the cell and its machinery.

Arts & Design

Photography

The technical and artistic craft of still image-making.

Physical Sciences & Math

Physics

The fundamental laws that govern matter, energy, and the universe.

Social Sciences

Political Science

How power, government, and political systems work.

Law & Public Policy

Public Policy

Analyzing and designing solutions to public problems.

Communications & Media

Public Relations

Managing reputation and communication between organizations and the public.

Social Sciences

Sociology

How societies, groups, and institutions shape human life.

Education

Special Education

Teaching students with disabilities and diverse learning needs.

Architecture & Planning

Urban & Regional Planning

Shaping how cities and communities grow and function.

Arts & Design

Web, UX & Digital Design

Designing digital products and experiences people can use easily.

These skill tags are generated from the same skills and good-fit descriptions shown on each major's own page, not a separate scoring system, so they're a starting point for exploring, not a placement test. See our disclaimer. Prefer a guided quiz instead? Take the major match quiz →

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