In-Demand Degrees
Carthage students can choose from more than 50 majors and minors, including high-demand fields like nursing, engineering, finance, computer science, and urban education.
Carthage also offers “Plus-1” master’s degree programs in business, sports management, music, and athletic training. So you can get your master’s degree in just 10 additional months on campus!
At Carthage, you’ll get the most from your education with:
- Small classes.
- Personal attention.
- Devoted professors committed to teaching.
- A focus on career development right from the start.
Explore majors and minors
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One of the greatest things that Carthage offers students is the ability to find their passion and find their major. We treat the freshman year as an exploratory year.
What I mean by that is students don't have to take all general education courses freshman year, they can take courses in areas that they might be interested in majoring in to find out if they like it. So a majority of our students know what they want to major in by the end of their freshman year and that relieves a lot of stress.
I chose Carthage specifically for Nursing because of the amazing four-year program, I got the opportunity to meet a couple of the professors on my tour and I instantly fell in love with them. The environment is gorgeous as well.
In addition to Nursing being one of the fastest-growing majors, we also have different majors including Finance, Business, Engineering, Psychology, and Education, which a lot of people grow and thrive in.
Carthage offers several plus-one programs and that's a program where you spend part of your time getting your undergraduate degree, but you can also shorten the period to getting your master's degree in a certain subject or your doctorate.
On the plus-one program, instead of taking those two years, you're getting it all within one year. It's a non-stop a year so it is a little bit rigorous, but at the same time, you're getting in and out so you can start your career as fast as possible.