<p>What are some good majors in UVA?</p>
<p>You should just major in what interests you and provides you with a decent job prospect.</p>
<p>Historically, some of the highest quality undergrad majors at UVa have been considered to be business, English, politics, nursing and history. A high percentage of UVa students are biochem majors who are often successful in attending med school.</p>
<p>charlie… why did you pick those majors? I’m not sure how you can arbitrarily pick some majors over others unless you are giving a source and a justification…</p>
<p>For example you might pick commerce because of the selectivity.</p>
<p>Or you might pick honors politics because of the small major size and application process.</p>
<p>But without stating your criteria I don’t understand your post. What would make English a higher quality major than astronomy, math, sociology, or systems engineering (and vice versa)?</p>
<p>I don’t understand your statement Charlie. </p>
<p>I’m curious, are the biochem students any more successful in med school admissions then other prehealth majors (can be any major as long as you complete the prereqs)? What about the Biology Distinguished Major Program? </p>
<p>If the different med school admissions data isn’t known by major it’s hard to make claims like this.</p>
<p>A good major at UVa is one for which you have aptitude and interest and furthers your own goals. Since we have none of these details from the OP, no answer will be particularly meaningful.</p>
<p>If the OP is asking what major will most impress, be most employable, or the general reputation of each, the answers will vary widely and be inherently based on biased criteria.</p>
<p>A department could be widely respected for research and producing PhD students, but not provide quality education for undergrads. UVa is widely considered to provide very high quality undergrad education, but many larger universities (with larger numbers of PhD students) are much better known for their research. </p>
<p>Business/Commerce is an easy one because the school is widely respected across the US and is one of UVa’s primary draws. So many business employers would not be coming to interview at the Comm School if they have not been impressed by the quality of their past graduates, particularly considering the large number of Politics and International Relations majors at UVa. </p>
<p>If you look at student ratings of professors on <a href=“http://www.thecourseforum%5B/url%5D”>www.thecourseforum</a>, you will see that several departments have extremely high ratings from UVa students in the quality of the profs and courses. Those depts. include politics and history. Quality departments attract high quality grad schools, which results in even better discussion sections and lab sections. I understand the main problem with the politics dept. is that it needs more professors and more course offerings. </p>
<p>The English dept. has always been nationally respected. </p>
<p>I did not attempt to provide a comprehensive list of all of the great departments at UVa. I know nothing about many departments. There is one I could list that is widely considered to be weak.</p>
<h2>I misplaced a phrase above, and it is too late to edit it. It should read: “I understand the main problem with the politics dept. is that it needs more professors and more course offerings, particularly considering the large number of Politics and International Relations majors at UVa.”</h2>
<p>I researched BSN nursing programs for my daughter. UVa kept coming up as one of the top programs in the East. One of the measures is the percentage of graduates who pass the national nursing certification exam on the first try. UVa’s nursing program has consistently had very high pass rates, although there was a drop in the last year as part of a national trend that may result from changes in the test.</p>
<p>The education school frequently ranks (us news) in the top 10 for its programs as well.</p>