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Major Programs at Brown

Offered Degrees BS, MS, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
Online Courses MS
Total Programs 222
Online Programs 1
Salary after Completing $24,100 - $141,100

Offered Degrees at Brown

Brown University is categorized by Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie categorization. As of 2025, Brown University offers 222 programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. It offers Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certificate degree.
The following table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Brown University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Bachelor's860
Master's801
Doctorate (Research)520
Doctorate (Practical)10
Post-Bachelor's Certificate30
Total2221

Field of Study by Offered Degree/Program

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practical)Post-Bachelor's Certificate

Brown Bachelor's Programs

Brown University offers Bachelor's degree with 86 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Bachelor's degree).
Bachelor's Programs
Brown University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 36
Environmental Studies✕9-
Environmental Science✕27-
Architecture [+] ✕ 5
Architecture✕5-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 53
African Studies✕5$37,000
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕4-
East Asian Studies✕18-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies✕3-
South Asian Studies✕--
Slavic Studies✕6-
French Studies✕4-
German Studies✕4-
Italian Studies✕--
Latin American and Caribbean Studies✕2-
Ethnic Studies✕3-
African-American/Black Studies✕--
American Indian/Native American Studies✕4-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕--
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 15
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕15-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 45
Computer and Information Sciences✕1-
Computer Science✕44$141,100
Education [+] ✕ 15
Education✕15-
Engineering [+] ✕ 48
Engineering✕12$73,500
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕34-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕--
Industrial Engineering✕2-
Engineering (other)✕--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 32
Linguistics✕9-
Comparative Literature✕12-
French Language and Literature✕--
Portuguese Language and Literature✕1-
Spanish Language and Literature✕3-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕7-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 44
English Language and Literature✕26$34,700
Creative Writing✕18-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 49
Biology/Biological Sciences✕9$30,500
Biochemistry✕36-
Biophysics✕1-
Computational Biology✕2-
Neuroscience✕1$36,900
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 45
Mathematics✕16-
Applied Mathematics✕27$91,700
Computational Mathematics✕1-
Statistics✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 28
Medieval and Renaissance Studies✕1-
Science, Technology and Society✕3-
Behavioral Sciences✕7-
Ancient Studies/Civilization✕--
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology✕--
Cognitive Science✕2-
Contemplative Studies/Inquiry✕4-
Human Biology✕9$24,100
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕2-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 12
Philosophy✕7-
Religion/Religious Studies✕3-
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 21
Astronomy✕1-
Chemistry✕1-
Chemical Physics✕--
Geology/Earth Science✕5-
Geochemistry✕2-
Geophysics and Seismology✕4-
Physics✕8-
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics✕--
Psychology [+] ✕ 18
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics✕4-
Experimental Psychology✕14-
Human Services [+] ✕ 1
Public Policy Analysis✕1-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 197
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods✕14-
Anthropology✕8-
Archeology✕4-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕56-
Development Economics and International Development✕--
International Relations and Affairs✕67$46,100
Political Science and Government✕19$44,300
Sociology✕10-
Urban Studies/Affairs✕11-
Social Sciences (other)✕8-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 54
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕7-
Art/Art Studies✕21$31,800
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕8-
Music✕18-
Music Technology✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕--
Business [+] ✕ 5
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕5$63,900
Organizational Behavior Studies✕--
History [+] ✕ 26-
History✕26$42,900

Brown Master's Programs

Brown University offers Master's degree with 80 major programs. Among them 1 programs are available through online classes.
Master's Programs
Brown University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0
Environmental Studies✕--
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 12
African Studies✕--
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕10-
Slavic Studies✕--
French Studies✕1-
German Studies✕--
Italian Studies✕1-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕--
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 6
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 166
Computer Science✕145-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔21-
Education [+] ✕ 40
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕--
Urban Education and Leadership✕18-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕--
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕6-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕3-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕7-
Social Studies Teacher Education✕6-
Engineering [+] ✕ 177
Engineering✕121-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕34-
Industrial Engineering✕22-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 4
Linguistics✕1-
Comparative Literature✕--
Portuguese Language and Literature✕--
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕3-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 11
English Language and Literature✕1-
Creative Writing✕10-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 78
Biology/Biological Sciences✕1-
Biochemistry✕--
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕2-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕1-
Molecular Pharmacology✕--
Biostatistics✕22-
Computational Biology✕8-
Biotechnology✕38-
Epidemiology✕--
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology✕2-
Neuroscience✕4-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 7
Mathematics✕--
Applied Mathematics✕7-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 118
Mathematics and Computer Science✕--
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis✕1-
Science, Technology and Society✕43-
Behavioral Sciences✕8-
Ancient Studies/Civilization✕1-
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology✕2-
Cognitive Science✕9-
Computational Science✕9-
Data Science, General✕45-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 4
Philosophy✕2-
Religion/Religious Studies✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 71
Chemistry✕10-
Geology/Earth Science✕14-
Physics✕47-
Psychology [+] ✕ 0
Experimental Psychology✕--
Human Services [+] ✕ 45
Public Policy Analysis✕45$58,000
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 139
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods✕112-
Anthropology✕5-
Archeology✕--
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕12-
Development Economics and International Development✕--
Political Science and Government✕3-
Sociology✕7-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 10
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2$21,400
Playwriting and Screenwriting✕2-
Acting✕1-
Directing and Theatrical Production✕1-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕2-
Music✕--
Musicology and Ethnomusicology✕2-
Music Technology✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 93
Medical Scientist✕50-
Clinical and Translational Science✕--
Health/Medical Physics✕4-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕18-
International Public Health/International Health✕--
Health Services Administration✕21-
Business [+] ✕ 35
Business Administration and Management✕35-
History [+] ✕ 5-
History✕5-

Brown Doctorate (Research) Programs

Brown University offers Doctorate (Research) degree with 52 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Doctorate (Research) degree).
Doctorate (Research) Programs
Brown University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 17
African Studies✕2-
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕7-
Slavic Studies✕3-
French Studies✕--
German Studies✕1-
Italian Studies✕1-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕3-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 1
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 16
Computer Science✕16-
Engineering [+] ✕ 15
Engineering✕8-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕7-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5
Linguistics✕--
Comparative Literature✕2-
Portuguese Language and Literature✕1-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 8
English Language and Literature✕8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 54
Biology/Biological Sciences✕--
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕7-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕13-
Molecular Pharmacology✕3-
Biostatistics✕3-
Computational Biology✕4-
Biotechnology✕2-
Epidemiology✕2-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology✕3-
Neuroscience✕17-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 14
Mathematics✕6-
Applied Mathematics✕8-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7
Behavioral Sciences✕2-
Ancient Studies/Civilization✕--
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology✕--
Cognitive Science✕5-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 10
Philosophy✕7-
Religion/Religious Studies✕3-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 31
Chemistry✕16-
Geology/Earth Science✕8-
Physics✕7-
Psychology [+] ✕ 3
Experimental Psychology✕3-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 57
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods✕8-
Anthropology✕4-
Archeology✕3-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕22-
Political Science and Government✕7-
Sociology✕13-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 7
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4-
Music✕--
Musicology and Ethnomusicology✕1-
Music Technology✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Medical Scientist✕--
History [+] ✕ 5-
History✕5-

Brown Doctorate (Practical) Programs

Brown University offers Doctorate (Practical) degree with 1 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Doctorate (Practical) degree).
Doctorate (Practical) Programs
Brown University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 134-
Medicine✕134-

Brown Post-Bachelor's Certificate Programs

Brown University offers Post-Bachelor's Certificate degree with 3 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Post-Bachelor's Certificate degree).
Post-Bachelor's Certificate Programs
Brown University
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompleterAverage Salary after Completing
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1-
Medical Scientist✕1-
Clinical and Translational Science✕--