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Northwestern University offers 224 majors and allows you to earn your 1-year certificate, bachelor's degree, postbaccalaureate certificate, master's degree, postmaster certificate, or doctoral degree.
Below we list majors offered at Northwestern University, diplomas available at this college, and Northwestern University program ratings.
Accounting & Finance 
Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping
· 1-year certificate
General Finance
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Other Accounting and Related Services
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University accounting rankingArt 
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Art Studies
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
General Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
· master's degree
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Northwestern University art rankingAstronomy 
Astronomy
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Other Astronomy and Astrophysics
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University physics rankingBiology 
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
· doctoral degree
Bioethics and Medical Ethics
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Bioinformatics
· master's degree
Biological and Physical Sciences
· bachelor's degree
Biomedical Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Biostatistics
· master's degree
Biotechnology
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Developmental Biology and Embryology
· master's degree
General Biology
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Biomedical Sciences
· doctoral degree
Neurobiology and Anatomy
· master's degree
Neuroscience
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Other Biological and Biomedical Sciences
· 1-year certificate
Other Biomathematics and Bioinformatics
· master's degree
Other Botany
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Other Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University biology rankingBroadcasting 
Digital Communication and Multimedia
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree - Popular
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
Documentary Production
· master's degree
Other Digital Communication
· bachelor's degree
Radio and Television
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University journalism rankingBusiness 
Business and Managerial Economics
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
E-Commerce
· master's degree
Entrepreneurial Studies
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
General Business Administration and Management
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
General Business and Commerce
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
General Management Information Systems
· master's degree
International Business, Trade and Commerce
· master's degree
Other Business Administration, Management and Operations
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
Other Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services
· master's degree
Real Estate
· master's degree
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Northwestern University business rankingChemistry 
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
· doctoral degree
Chemical Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Chemistry
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Materials Science
· bachelor's degree
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Northwestern University chemistry rankingCommunication & Journalism 
Digital Communication and Multimedia
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree - Popular
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
Documentary Production
· master's degree
Health Communication
· master's degree
Journalism
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Other Communication and Media Studies
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Other Communication and Related Programs
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Other Digital Communication
· bachelor's degree
Radio and Television
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Sports Communication
· postmaster certificate
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Northwestern University journalism rankingComputer Science 
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
· master's degree
Computational and Applied Mathematics
· bachelor's degree
Digital Communication and Multimedia
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree - Popular
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
General Computer Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Computer Science
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Computer and Information Sciences
· bachelor's degree
Information Science
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Medical Informatics
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Other Computer and Information Sciences
· doctoral degree
Other Information Sciences and Support Services
· 1-year certificate
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Northwestern University computer rankingDance & Ballet 
General Dance
· bachelor's degree
General Visual and Performing Arts
· bachelor's degree
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Northwestern University dance rankingDental 
General Dental Clinical Sciences
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University dental rankingEconomics 
Business and Managerial Economics
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Economics
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University economics rankingEducation 
General Education
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
General Educational Leadership and Administration
· doctoral degree
Higher Education Administration
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Learning Sciences
· bachelor's degree
Music Teacher Education
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Other Education
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Secondary Education and Teaching
· bachelor's degree
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Teaching Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University teacher education rankingEngineering 
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
· master's degree
Biomedical Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Chemical Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Engineering Design
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Engineering Mechanics
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Engineering Physics
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Engineering Science
· bachelor's degree
Engineering and Industrial Management
· master's degree
Environmental Engineering
· bachelor's degree
General Civil Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Computer Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Engineering
· bachelor's degree
Industrial Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Manufacturing Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Materials Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Mechanical Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Mechanical Engineering and Technology
· master's degree
Other Engineering
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Other Engineering Technologies
· master's degree
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Northwestern University engineering rankingEnglish & Literature 
Comparative Literature
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Creative Writing
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
General English Language and Literature
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
General Writing
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
Linguistics
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Playwriting and Screenwriting
· master's degree
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
· bachelor's degree
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Northwestern University literature rankingEthnic & Cultural Studies 
African Studies
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
African-American Studies
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Asian Studies
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
Asian-American Studies
· bachelor's degree
European Studies
· bachelor's degree
Hispanic and Puerto Rican Studies
· bachelor's degree
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
· postbaccalaureate certificate
Multicultural and Diversity Studies
· doctoral degree
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
· bachelor's degree
Other Area Studies
· bachelor's degree
Other Cultural and Gender Studies
· bachelor's degree
United States Studies
· bachelor's degree
Women's Studies
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
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Northwestern University foreign language rankingFilm & Acting 
Acting
· master's degree
Film and Cinema Studies
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Playwriting and Screenwriting
· master's degree
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Northwestern University film rankingForeign Languages 
French Language and Literature
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Classical Languages, Literature and Linguistics
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
· bachelor's degree
General Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
German Language and Literature
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Italian Language and Literature
· bachelor's degree
Other East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
· bachelor's degree
Other Semitic Languages, Literature and Linguistics
· bachelor's degree
Spanish Language and Literature
· bachelor's degree
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Northwestern University foreign language rankingGeneral Studies
Biological and Physical Sciences
· bachelor's degree
Cultural Studies, Critical Theory and Analysis
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
General Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
General Social Sciences
· bachelor's degree
General Studies
· bachelor's degree
Humanities
· bachelor's degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Other Interdisciplinary Studies
· bachelor's degree
Science, Technology and Society
· bachelor's degree
Systems Science and Theory
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Geography 
Geography
· bachelor's degree
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Northwestern University geography rankingGeology 
General Geology and Earth Science
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University geology rankingGraphic Design & Animation
General Design and Visual Communications
· master's degree
History 
General History
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
· postbaccalaureate certificate
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Northwestern University history rankingIndustrial Technologies
Engineering Design
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Mechanical Engineering and Technology
· master's degree
Robotics Technology
· master's degree
Laboratory Assistance 
Other Science Technologies
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
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Northwestern University medical assistant rankingLaw 
General Advanced Legal Research and Studies
· doctoral degree
General Legal Studies
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Law
· doctoral degree
Other Legal Professions and Studies
· master's degree
Other Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
· master's degree
Programs for Foreign Lawyers
· master's degree
Tax Law
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
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Northwestern University law rankingManagement 
Business and Managerial Economics
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Engineering and Industrial Management
· master's degree
Entrepreneurial Studies
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
General Business Administration and Management
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
General Human Resources Management and Personnel Administration
· master's degree
General Management Information Systems
· master's degree
General Management Science
· master's degree - Popular
· postmaster certificate
Health Care Administration and Management
· master's degree
Higher Education Administration
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Labor and Industrial Relations
· master's degree
Non-Profit, Public, Organizational Management
· master's degree
Operations Management and Supervision
· master's degree
Organizational Behavior Studies
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
Other Business Administration, Management and Operations
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
Other Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services
· master's degree
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
· master's degree
Transportation and Transportation Management
· master's degree
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Northwestern University management rankingMarketing & Advertising 
General Marketing and Marketing Management
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Other Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services
· master's degree
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Northwestern University marketing rankingMathematics 
Applied Mathematics
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Computational and Applied Mathematics
· bachelor's degree
General Mathematics
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Statistics
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Operations Research
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University math rankingMedical 
Audiology and Hearing Sciences
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Bioethics and Medical Ethics
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Biomedical Engineering
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Clinical Psychology
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Clinical Research Coordinator
· postbaccalaureate certificate
General Biomedical Sciences
· doctoral degree
General Communication Disorders
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Health Services and Allied Health Sciences
· master's degree
General Health and Wellness
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
General Public Health
· master's degree
Health Care Administration and Management
· master's degree
Health Information and Medical Records Administration
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
International Public Health
· bachelor's degree
Medical Informatics
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Medical Scientist
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Medicine
· doctoral degree
Neurobiology and Anatomy
· master's degree
Neuroscience
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Orthotist and Prosthetist
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Other Biological and Biomedical Sciences
· 1-year certificate
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
· 1-year certificate
· doctoral degree
Other Medical Preparatory Programs
· 1-year certificate
Physical Therapy
· doctoral degree
Pre-Medical Studies
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
Speech-Language Pathology
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University medical rankingMedical Assistant 
General Health Services and Allied Health Sciences
· master's degree
Other Health and Medical Administrative Services
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Other Medical Preparatory Programs
· 1-year certificate
Physical Therapist Assistant
· 1-year certificate
Physician Assistant
· 1-year certificate
· master's degree
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Northwestern University medical assistant rankingMusic 
Conducting
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
· master's degree
General Music
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Music Performance
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
Jazz Studies
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Music Teacher Education
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Music Theory and Composition
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Musical Theatre
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Other Music
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Piano and Organ
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
Voice and Opera
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University music rankingNatural Resources & Environment 
Ecology
· bachelor's degree
Environmental Engineering
· bachelor's degree
Environmental Science
· bachelor's degree
Environmental Studies
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Sustainability Studies
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
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Northwestern University environmental rankingNursing
General Health Services and Allied Health Sciences
· master's degree
Occupational Therapy 
General Health and Wellness
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Sport and Fitness Administration
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
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Northwestern University occupational therapy rankingOffice & Clerical Services
Health Information and Medical Records Administration
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Paralegal 
General Legal Studies
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Other Legal Professions and Studies
· master's degree
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Northwestern University law rankingPhilosophy 
Philosophy
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
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Northwestern University philosophy rankingPhysical Therapy 
Physical Therapist Assistant
· 1-year certificate
Physical Therapy
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University occupational therapy rankingPhysics 
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
· doctoral degree
Engineering Physics
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Physics
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Materials Science
· bachelor's degree
Other Astronomy and Astrophysics
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University physics rankingPolitical Science 
General Political Science and Government
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
International Relations and Affairs
· bachelor's degree
International Studies
· postbaccalaureate certificate
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Northwestern University political rankingPsychology 
Behavioral Sciences
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· doctoral degree
Clinical Psychology
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
· bachelor's degree
Cognitive Science
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Community Psychology
· bachelor's degree
Counseling Psychology
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Psychology
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Genetic Counseling
· master's degree
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
· master's degree
Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling
· master's degree
Other Psychology
· bachelor's degree
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Northwestern University psycolleges.com rankingRetailing & Wholesaling 
Other Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services
· master's degree
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Northwestern University marketing rankingSocial Work 
Community Organization and Advocacy
· bachelor's degree
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
General Social Sciences
· bachelor's degree
Public Administration
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Public Policy Analysis
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
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Northwestern University social work rankingSociology & Anthropology 
Anthropology
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Cultural Studies, Critical Theory and Analysis
· postbaccalaureate certificate
· master's degree
Other Anthropology
· doctoral degree
Other Social Sciences
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
· master's degree
· postmaster certificate
Sociology
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Urban Studies
· bachelor's degree
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Northwestern University sociology rankingTheater & Drama 
Acting
· master's degree
Directing and Theatrical Production
· master's degree
General Drama and Theatre Arts
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
General Visual and Performing Arts
· bachelor's degree
Musical Theatre
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
Other Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
Playwriting and Screenwriting
· master's degree
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
· bachelor's degree
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Northwestern University theatre rankingTheology & Religion 
Jewish Studies
· bachelor's degree
Other Religious Studies
· postbaccalaureate certificate
Religious Music
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
Religious Studies
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree
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Northwestern University philosophy rankingUrban Development
Other Architecture and Related Services
· 1-year certificate
· bachelor's degree
Urban Studies
· bachelor's degree
Work & Family Studies
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
· master's degree
Labor and Industrial Relations
· master's degree
Other Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
· bachelor's degree
· master's degree
· doctoral degree