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

	Associates	Bachelors	Certificate	Masters	Doctoral
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Ancient Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Art/Art Studies, General
Biochemistry
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General
Chinese Language and Literature
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
East Asian Studies
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Engineering
Engineering, General
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/letters
Environmental Studies
European Studies/Civilization
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geology/Earth Science, General
German Language and Literature
History
History, General
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
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
Rhetoric and Composition
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Visual and Performing Arts
Women's Studies