12 Colleges With Weird But Potentially Useful Majors

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12. Texas A&M University: Poultry Science

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You’re chicken if you aren’t taking a chance on this major.

11. Bowling Green State University: Popular Culture

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One positive: never be out of the loop in any social situation. One negative: sound obnoxiously academic when discussing the merits of late-night television.

10. Carnegie Mellon University: Bagpipe Performance

The major was established in 1990 and has only had three graduates of the art since.

9. Edith Cowan University: Surf Science

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Hit the books and then hit the waves? Sounds beyond cool, and appropriately Australian.

8. University of Nevada at Las Vegas: Entertainment Engineering and Design

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This major is wildly useful considering the place where it is being taught: Vegas.

7. University of North Texas: Jazz Studies

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Along with the required courses, majors have to wear cool sunglasses and snap in rhythm at all times (so we’ve heard…).

6. University of Connecticut: Puppet Arts

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If you’re going to learn to be a puppeteer anywhere, do it in the most highly-celebrated puppetry program in the nation, right?

5. Appalachian State University: Fermentation Sciences

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Aaaand suddenly you get invited to a lot of parties.

4. Plymouth State University: Adventure Education

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Adventure Education majors take courses inside the classroom, sure, but they also have rock-climbing, backpacking, and other adventurous outings.

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3. Belhaven University: Sports Ministry

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Students are trained to be managers and administrators of sports programs as part of a Christian vocation. That’s not hyper-specific at all...

2. Eastern Oklahoma State College: Meat Processing and Food Safety

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Wait, why isn’t this more of a thing? Should we be checking degrees at steakhouses?

1. Anything you want!

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If your school has an Individualized Major Program, and you can concoct a good enough plan … you can do whatever your heart desires! Take for example this Indiana University student who was the nation’s only magic major. MAGIC, GUYS.

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