Colleges with Unique or Highly Specialized Majors

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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): Christian Ministries, Engineering (3/2 program with Notre Dame), Sign Language Interpreting, Worship Arts, Applied Politics
Boston University (Boston, MA): Gastronomy (master's degree)

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Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA): Growth and Structure of Cities
Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA): Animal Behavior

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California State University — Northridge (Northridge, CA): Music Therapy
Carl Sandburg College (Galesburg, IL): Mortuary Science
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA): Bag-Piping

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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

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Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL): Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling
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

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Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, NY): Toy Design

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Flagler College (St. Augustine, FL): Deaf Education
Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL): Citrus Studies

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Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO): Southwest Studies

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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

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Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD): Medical and Biological Illustration

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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

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Manchester University (North Manchester, IN): Peace Studies
McPherson College (McPherson, KS): Automotive Restoration Technology
Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS): Broadcast Meteorology

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Moody Bible Institute (Chicago, IL): Sports Ministry

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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

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Santa Fe Community College (Santa Fe, NM): Gallery Management
Shaw University (Raleigh, NC): Birth/Kindergarten Education
Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX): Southwest Studies

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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

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Temple University (Philadelphia, PA): Sports Ministry
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX): Ranch Management

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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

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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)

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