Majors offered at Macalester College are classified by the U.S. Department of Education under the following instructional programs:

	Associates	Bachelors	Certificate	Masters	Doctoral
Anthropology
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Asian Studies/Civilization
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General
Chinese Language and Literature
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Creative Writing
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Education
Education, General
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/letters
Environmental Studies
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
Geography
Geology/Earth Science, General
German Language and Literature
History
History, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
International/Global Studies
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Linguistics
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics, General
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music, General
Natural Resources and Conservation
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Physics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Psychology
Religion/Religious Studies
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
Russian Language and Literature
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Visual and Performing Arts
Women's Studies