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Colleges with Unique or Highly Specialized Majors

Blacksmithing, popular TV, toy design, and bag-piping are just some of the majors you'll find listed below.

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• Alfred State College (Alfred, NY): Motorsports Technology
• Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA): Automotive Design
• Bergen Community College (Paramus, NJ): Legal Nurse Consultant
• Bethel College (Mishawaka, IN): Youth Ministry
• Boston University (Boston, MA): Gastronomy (master's degree)
• Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA): Growth and Structure of Cities
• Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA): Animal Behavior
• California State University — Northridge (Northridge, CA): Music Therapy
• Carl Sandburg College (Galesburg, IL): Mortuary Science
• Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA): Bag-Piping
• Colorado Mountain College (Glenwood Springs, CO): Ski Area Operation, Golf Club Management, Professional Fly-Fishing Guide, Animal Shelter Management
• Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO): Motorsport Engineering
• Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL): Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling
• Crossroads College (Rochester, MN): Sports Ministry
• Douglas Education Center (Monessen, PA): Tom Savini's Special Makeup Effects Program; Allan and Wilson's Illustration and Fantasy Art Program
• Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA): Dance/Movement Therapy
• Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University — Daytona Beach (Daytona Beach, FL): Homeland Security
• Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, NY): Toy Design
• Flagler College (St. Augustine, FL): Deaf Education
• Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL): Citrus Studies
• Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO): Southwest Studies
• George Mason University (Fairfax, VA): Wedding Planning (certificate program)
• Goshen College (Goshen, IN): Peace Studies
• Hampden–Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA): Military Leadership/National Security
• Hampshire College (Amherst, MA): Queer Studies
• Huntington University (Huntington, IN): Sports Ministry
• Indiana University — Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN): Philanthropic Studies
• Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY): Sport Media
• Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD): Medical and Biological Illustration
• Keyano College (CAN): Musical Instrument Repair
• Lassen Community College (Susanville, CA): Gun-Smithing
• Lesley University (Cambridge, MA): Dance Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Specialization
• Lyndon State College (Lyndonville, VT): Ski Resort Management
• Malone University (Canton, OH): Sports Ministry
• Manchester College (North Manchester, IN): Peace Studies
• McPherson College (McPherson, KS): Automotive Restoration Technology
• Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS): Broadcast Meteorology
• Moody Bible Institute (Chicago, IL): Sports Ministry
• National Intelligence University (Washington, DC): Intelligence and Strategic Intelligence
• Northern New Mexico College (Espanola, NM): Spanish-Colonial Furniture Making
• Otis College of Art and Design (Los Angeles, CA): Toy Design
• Philander Smith College (Little Rock, AR): Black Family Studies
• Purdue University — West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN): Personal Fitness Training
• Renton Technical College (Renton, WA): Musical Instrument Repair
• Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY): Biomedical Photography and Medical Illustration
• Santa Fe Community College (Santa Fe, NM): Gallery Management
• Shaw University (Raleigh, NC): Birth/Kindergarten Education
• Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX): Southwest Studies
• St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, NY): Aging Studies
• St. Philip's College — Southwest Campus (San Antonio, TX): Railroad Operations
• Sterling College (Craftsbury Common, VT): Sustainable Agriculture
• Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY): Center for Popular Television
• Temple University (Philadelphia, PA): Sports Ministry
• Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX): Ranch Management
• The Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA): Seamanship, Folklore, Installation Art, Puppet Theater
• University of Dayton (Dayton, OH): Human Rights Studies
• University of Hawaii at Hilo (Hilo, HI): Hawaiian Studies
• University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA): Music Therapy
• University of Limerick (Limerick, IR): Irish Dance and Music
• University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA): Historic Preservation
• University of Missouri — Kansas City (Kansas City, MO): Music Therapy
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV): Entertainment Engineering & Design
• University of Plymouth (UK): Surf Science Technology Program
• Vincennes University (Vincennes, IN): Bowling Industry Management
• Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC): Blacksmith Crew
• Webb Institute (Glen Cove, NY): Navel Architecture and Marine Engineering (includes ship design, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering)