Colleges and Departments
Over 160 Areas of Study
Over 160 areas of study are divided between a variety of colleges and departments throughout the university. Your college or department will be your source of truth relating to your area of study. We encourage you to browse the various colleges and departments on campus to learn more about the professors, student life and the overall personality of each unit to see who is the right fit for you.


Graduate College
Committed to excellence in graduate education, UNI offers more than 50 diverse programs leading to advanced degrees in business, education, the natural sciences, humanities and fine arts, and the social and behavioral sciences. In addition, the Graduate College features doctorate degrees in education and industrial technology.


Continuing Education & Special Programs
Academic Departments
University of Northern Iowa's academic colleges are housed within the university structure. The colleges include a grouping of departments and schools that offer your major. For example, the department of Accounting faculty and courses are a part of the Accounting department located in the Wilson College of Business.
- Accounting
- School of Applied Human Sciences
- Department of Art
- Biology
- Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Communications & Media
- Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Computer Science
- Continuing Education & Special Programs
- Earth Science
- Economics
- Educational Curriculum & Instruction
- Educational Psychology, Foundations & Leadership Studies
- Finance
- Geography
- Graduate College
- Health, Recreation & Community Services
- History
- Kinesiology
- Languages & Literatures
- Management
- Marketing & Entrepreneurship
- Mathematics
- Military Science/ROTC
- School of Music
- Philosophy & World Religions
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Science Education
- Social Science & History Education
- Social Work
- Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology
- Special Education
- Teaching
- Teacher Education
- Technology
- Theatre
- Individual Studies