According to the school, Willamette University is nationally recognized for educational programs that are exciting, intellectually challenging and relevant. Our graduates are prepared for a successful career of meaningful work in the private and public sectors or to pursue advanced study at some of the nation’s most prestigious graduate and professional schools. The University is comprised of a premier undergraduate College of Liberal Arts and three highly regarded graduate schools, law, management, and education. Our students are actively engaged with faculty members honored regionally and nationally for their exceptional teaching and scholarship. Willamette’s highly personalized educational experience is exemplified by small class sizes, one-to-one mentoring, experiential research opportunities and the autonomy for students to create initiatives and programs around their own interests. Many students create the blueprint for their professional and personal lives while at Willamette, where our living motto, Not unto ourselves alone are we born, inspires humanitarian engagement and a deeper understanding of the world. Willamette University is one of only six colleges and universities nationwide to receive the Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll Presidential Award, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. The undergraduate College of Liberal Arts has high expectations for intellectual discovery and produces thinkers, creators and leaders. The liberal arts program emphasizes the mastery of skills which span all professions and are vital to long-term success in our global economy: critical thinking, effective writing and persuasive speaking. International immersion study programs foster a global perspective and self-confidence among students while research and internship opportunities build transferable competencies and applied skills, preparing graduates for a lifetime of success beyond Willamette. Our graduates go on to do great things: begin careers at Nike, Intel, Microsoft, Oakley and the White House; join the Peace Corps and Teach for America; and attend graduate programs at such schools as the London School of Economics, Georgetown University, Columbia University, MIT and UC-Berkeley. The University’s career services help students and alumni identify career goals and opportunities through a variety of programs. Resources, including career counseling and job search strategies, career development workshops, mentors and access to professional networks, remain available to students and alumni throughout their working lives. Founded in 1842 in the heart of Oregon’s famed Willamette Valley, Willamette University boasts more than 24,000 alumni around the globe.\r\n\r\n
* Source: US Department of education: Institute of education statistics** Refers to % of students receiving some form of financial aid† Indicates school information is being used instead of campus information
Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's in American/United States Studies/Civilization
Bachelor's in Anthropology
Bachelor's in Archeology
Bachelor's in Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Bachelor's in Asian Studies/Civilization
Bachelor's in Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Bachelor's in Chemistry, General
Bachelor's in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Bachelor's in Comparative Literature
Bachelor's in Computer Science
Bachelor's in Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Bachelor's in East Asian Studies
Bachelor's in Economics, General
Bachelor's in English Language and Literature, General
Bachelor's in Environmental Science
Bachelor's in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
Bachelor's in Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Bachelor's in Fine/Studio Arts, General
Bachelor's in French Language and Literature
Bachelor's in German Language and Literature
Bachelor's in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Bachelor's in History, General
Bachelor's in Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Bachelor's in International/Global Studies
Bachelor's in Japanese Studies
Bachelor's in Keyboard Instruments
Bachelor's in Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Bachelor's in Latin American Studies
Bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Bachelor's in Mathematics, General
Bachelor's in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Bachelor's in Music Pedagogy
Bachelor's in Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor's in Music Therapy/Therapist
Bachelor's in Music, General
Bachelor's in Philosophy
Bachelor's in Physics, General
Bachelor's in Political Science and Government, General
Bachelor's in Psychology, General
Bachelor's in Religion/Religious Studies
Bachelor's in Rhetoric and Composition
Bachelor's in Russian Language and Literature
Bachelor's in Sociology
Bachelor's in Spanish Language and Literature
Bachelor's in Voice and Opera
Bachelor's in Western European Studies
Bachelor's in Women's Studies
Master's Degrees
Master's in Business Administration and Management, General
Master's in Education, General
Master's in International Law and Legal Studies
Doctoral Degrees
Doctoral in Law
Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate in American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
Graduate Certificate in Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law