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Choosing a Major

This chart shows how your personal traits and preferences can help to connect you to various college majors and possible future careers. It's just one more tool to start you thinking about--or deciding on--what you'll major in when you get to college. After you check out this chart, we suggest that you review Loyola University Chicago's online undergraduate academic program brochures to get specific details about the more than 70 undergraduate majors that we offer. If you have more questions, please contact our Undergraduate Admission Office at 1.800.262.2373; or e-mail: admission@luc.edu. We'll help you get all the information you need. Good luck!

Arts & Sciences

IS THIS YOU? SAMPLE COLLEGE MAJORS SAMPLE CAREERS
Varied interests, natural curiosity, enjoys working with people, and strong verbal aptitude.
  • Writing, editing, reporting, producing, photography 
  • Work in advertising, public relations, publishing, radio and TV, film
  • Media research or media management
  • Law, government or social agencies
  • Cross-cultural communication, interpersonal communication
Interest and/or ability in any facet of art.
  • Package design, fashion design, graphic design
  • Interior decoration, photography, advertising layout, display art, illustration, cartooning
  • Art therapy, teaching fine arts, art history
  • Medical illustration, map drawing
Interest and/or ability in any of the numerous aspects of the theatre.
  • Stage and production management: make-up, properties, lighting, scenery, costumes
  • Television programs, commercials, films
  • Playwriting, teaching theatre
Appreciate varied aspects of situations; broad human interests.
  • Archival work, library science
  • Law, politics, government
  • Teaching archaeology, art history, history on college or high-school level 
  • Journalism
  • Historical, anthropological, archaeological or literary research
Interest in intellectual ideas as well as those shaped by religious beliefs.
  • Ministry, social work, counseling
  • Teaching, coordinating religious education
Verbal ability and desire to learn about other cultures through their languages and literature. Desire to know civilization and culture to understand language(s).
  • Valuable tool for specialized studies in archaeology, history, literature, philosophy, theology, theatre and fine arts
  • Advantageous to students in law, medicine, education, other graduate studies
  • Government service, teaching, editing, translating
Interest in science, ability to think logically. Alert, conscientious, precise in habits of observation. Desire for knowledge about living things. 
A good memory, persistence and ability to see general principles in particular situations.   Dissatisfaction with imprecision; look for better and faster ways of doing things. 
  • Medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, medical technology, nursing, pharmacology.
  • Biological research, biophysics, biochemistry, biometrics, metallurgy, marine biology, zoo research, toxicology, teratology, laboratory technology
  • Environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, ecology, wild life management, forestry, horticulture, animal husbandry, marine biology
  • Biomedical computer programming
  • Theoretical research, cancer research, physical science, mathematical philosophy.
  • Environmental/energy research, electronics, oceanography, nuclear engineering
  • Teaching, technical writing
  • Sales: technical, chemical, pharmaceutical
  • Administration of scientific activities, research and development management in industries including insurance, statistics, computer technology, quality control, industrial systems analysis and architecture.
Science-minded, with interest in mathematics, order and directions.  Manual dexterity, mechanical aptitude and ability to work carefully, thoroughly and with patience and determination. 
  • Doing applied mathematics on teams with physicists, meteorologists, chemists, biologists and other scientists
  • Actuarial science or financial analysts in commodities trading
  • Programmer, systems analyst, computer engineer, software engineer
  • Consultant or teacher
Interest in debate and student government, and in the social, economic and political complexities of the U.S. and other nations.
  • Politics, government service, social service, foreign service, international trade, business or constitutional law 
  • Work for public interest groups, community relations
  • Journalism, political commentary
Independent and inquiring, and sincere interest in people, empathy, ability to inspire confidence.
  • Psychology: clinical, social, therapeutic
  • Human resources, interviewing, marketing, psychological research
  • Sociology: rural, urban, educational
  • Race minority and community relations. Interviewing, case work, rehabilitation counseling and vocational counseling, welfare administration, sociological research, teaching 
Interest in law, debate and student government, understanding of human nature, ability to correlate and reason.
  • Law: corporate, financial, military, banking, government, criminal law, private practice 
  • Welfare, parole and correction agencies administration 
  • Legal and criminal research
Displays mental and emotional maturity, sound moral principles, genuine interest in people.
  • Social work, community health, mental health or community relations
  • Positions in day care centers, youth centers, neighborhood centers, crisis intervention centers
  • Welfare, prison, clinic or hospital administration

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Business Administration

IS THIS YOU? SAMPLE COLLEGE MAJORS SAMPLE CAREERS
An aptitude for figures, coupled with creative imagination.
  • CPA, tax, cost or general budget accounting
  • Law
  • Government service: Departments of Commerce, State or Treasury; General Services Administration, General Accounting Office; IRS or FBI
Ability to analyze, compare and interpret data.
  • Analysis: financial, market
  • Brokerage: investment, market, real estate
  • Auditing, statistics, banking, insurance, purchasing, sales
Speak effectively, write well and deal with people. 
  • Advertising, public relations, market research
  • Product management
  • Retailing, wholesaling
  • Sales, sales promotion, sales management
  • Teaching
Interest in the effect of society on how people make their living.
  • Human resources: interviewing and hiring, administering benefits
  • Educational and hospital administration
Analytical and systematic mind, with talent for organization and delegating responsibilities.
  • Project management roles in business
  • Administration of community-service organizations
  • Research in operations and productivity studies

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Pre-professional

IS THIS YOU? SAMPLE COLLEGE MAJORS SAMPLE CAREERS
Patient, interested in children, even-tempered, sense of humor, active
  • Kindergarten, elementary or secondary school teacher.
  • Working with children with special needs; in laboratory schools or day care centers
  • Educational research or testing
  • Educational administration
  • Service with governmental educational agencies
Sincere interest in working with sick people, high degree of manual dexterity, physical stamina and excellent general health, along with a strong sense of responsibility and sound judgment.
  • Administration of health services in hospitals and clinics, welfare agencies or nursing homes
  • Practice in private offices, hospitals, institutions, clinics, industrial plants, public health agencies, schools, geriatric centers
  • Laboratory technology
  • Participation on medical research teams
  • Military service
Interest in science, good judgment, emotional stability, keen senses, manual dexterity, ability to inspire confidence, high ethical standards, moral sense of dedication to fellow persons. 
  • Private patient care, rehabilitation, public health, occupational health
  • Practice in hospitals, federal and local health agencies, community health clinics
  • General practice or specialized medicine
  • Hospital, clinical or education administration
  • Positions in such private businesses and industries as drug companies, medical and dental suppliers or equipment producers and developers
  • Medical or drug research
Interest in law, politics and government.
  • Private practice, law clerkship, collective bargaining
  • Teaching, consulting or technical writing
  • Legal research