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College Major Quiz

Find majors that fit your interests and the way you study and work, and see the careers and pay each one leads to.

80 quick questions · about 12 minutes

  1. Your interests: 60 work activities from the O*NET Interest Profiler.
  2. How you study and work: 20 statements about curiosity and organization (IPIP).

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About this quiz

How are majors matched?

Each major is linked to the careers it leads to through the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk. We compare your interest scores with those careers’ O*NET interest profiles (70%) and add how curious and organized you are compared with those careers’ O*NET work styles (30%).

Which questions are used?

Part 1 is the 60-question O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form, used unchanged. Part 2 is the 20 IPIP statements for Openness and Conscientiousness, which are public domain.

Sources. O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form (USDOL/ETA, CC BY-ND 4.0); IPIP items (public domain); O*NET 31.0 interest profiles and work styles (CC BY 4.0); NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk; BLS OEWS May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses