Explore Your Future
Penn State Behrend offers more than 40 bachelor’s and associate degrees plus pre-professional programs and a range of minors and certificates to customize your studies.
If you’re not exactly sure what you want to major in, here are areas of study you might consider, depending on your interests.
Bachelor's Degree Majors (37)
- Accounting, B.S.
- Arts Administration, B.A.
- Biology, B.S.
Options:- Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
- General Biology
- Genetics and Developmental Biology
- Health Professions
- Medical Technology
- Molecular and Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
- Business Economics, B.S.
- Chemistry, B.S.
Options:- Biochemistry
- Business
- Chemistry Education Pre-Certification
- General Chemistry
- Communication, B.A.
- Computer Engineering, B.S.
- Computer Science, B.S.
- Creative Writing, B.F.A.
- Digital Media, Arts, and Technology, B.A.
- Economics, B.A.
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, B.S.
- Electrical Engineering, B.S.
- Elementary and Early Childhood Education (PreK-4), B.S.
- English, B.A.
Options:- Literature, Film, and Culture
- Professional Writing
- Environmental Science, B.S.
Options:- Environmental Field Studies
- Environmental Lab Science
- Finance, B.S.
- General Arts and Sciences, B.A.
Options:- Humanities
- Liberal Studies
- Science/Mathematics
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- History, B.A.
- Industrial Engineering, B.S.
- Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies, B.S.
- International Business, B.S.
- Management Information Systems, B.S.
Options:- Business Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Systems Analyst
- Marketing, B.S.
- Mathematics, B.S.
Options:- Applied Mathematics
- Business
- Computer Science
- Pure Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
- Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.
- Nursing, B.S.N.
- Physics, B.S.
Options:- Computational Physics
- General Physics
- Plastics Engineering Technology, B.S.
- Political Science, B.A.
Options:- Crime and Law
- International Relations
- Politics and Government
- Public Policy
- Project and Supply Chain Management, B.S.
- Psychology, B.A.
- Psychology, B.S.
Options:- Human Factors and Design
- Psychology in the Workplace
- Science
- Science, B.S.
Options:- Earth and Space Science Education Pre-Certification
- Environmental Studies
- General Science
- General Science Education Pre-Certification
- Secondary Education in Mathematics, B.S.
- Software Engineering, B.S.
- Undeclared/Exploratory
Associate Degree Programs (4)
- General Business, A.S.
- Letters, Arts, and Sciences, A.A.
- Electrical Engineering Technology, A.ENGT.
- Mechanical Engineering Technology, A.ENGT.
Associate Majors at all Penn State Campuses
Pre-Professional Programs
- Penn State Hershey College of Medicine Early Assurance Program
- 3+4 Accelerated Program In Optometry
- 3+4 Accelerated Program in Pharmacy
- 3+4 Accelerated Program in Primary Care
- Pre-Health Professions/Pre-Medicine
- Pre-Law
Bachelor's Degree Minors (33)
- Accounting
- Applied Economics
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering—new
- Chemistry
- Civic and Community Engagement
- Communication Arts and Mass Media
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Crime, Law, and Psychology
- Data Visualization—new
- English
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Finance
- Game Development
- History
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Media Production
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Physics
- Politics and Government
- Project and Supply Chain Management
- Psychological Science
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Sustainability Leadership
- Technical Sales
- Transnational Perspectives
- Women's Studies/Gender Studies
Certificate Programs (21)
- Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics
- Advertising
- Behavioral Health and Counseling Psychology
- Child Development
- Crime, Psychology, and Public Policy
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with Oracle
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with SAP
- Financial Controllership
- Financial Planning
- Financial Risk Management
- Financial Services Sales
- German Studies
- Global Awareness
- Human Factors
- Legal Studies
- Medical Plastics
- Plastics Processing
- Premedical
- Public Relations
- Social Studies Teacher Certification
- Trauma Studies