ACADEMICS

Rooted in the liberal arts.

With more than 40 areas of study, a Defiance College liberal arts-based education will bring out your intellectual and personal best while preparing you to be uniquely competitive in today’s workforce.
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ACADEMICS

Rooted in the liberal arts.

With more than 40 areas of study, a Defiance College liberal arts-based education will bring out your intellectual and personal best while preparing you to be uniquely competitive in today’s workforce.

Develop an enthusiasm for learning.

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With a student-to-faculty ratio of just 11:1, our professors give you individual attention unmatched at ordinary universities. Our faculty members provide opportunities for students to inquire and perceive, and to make connections between the intellectual realm and the outside world.
Defi the ordinary.

A Real-World Education

Programs of Study

Accounting

  • Forensic Accounting

Biology

  • Field Biology

Business Administration*

  • Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing

Clinical Laboratory Science

Communication Studies*

Computer Science*

Criminal Justice*

Digital Forensic Science*

Education

  • Early Childhood (age 3 – grade 3)
  • Middle Childhood (grades 4 – 9)
  • Adolescent to Young Adult (grades 7 – 12)
  • Multi-Age: Intervention Specialist Mild to Moderate (grades K – 12)
  • Early Childhood Generalist Endorsement (grades 4 – 5)
  • Middle Childhood Generalist Endorsement (grades 4 – 6)

English*

Environmental Science

Exercise Science*

  • Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning
  • Pre-Professional

Forensic Science

Graphic Design*

History*

Mathematics*

Ministry Studies

Molecular Biology

Nursing

  • 1 + 2 + 1
  • RN to BSN

Psychology*

Religious Studies*

Restoration Ecology

Self-Designed Major

Social Work

Sport Management*

* also available as a minor

Pre-Professional

Pre-Health Studies

  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Optometry
  • Pre-Veterinary Science
  • Pre-Athletic Training

Pre-Law

Pre-Ministry Studies

Minor-Only

Autism Studies

Chemistry

Economics

Leadership

Marketing

Music

Music Ministry

Music Theatre

Studio Art

Our nationally acclaimed McMaster School for Advancing Humanity prepares you to examine—and to alleviate—causes of human suffering.

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What does it mean to Defi the ordinary?