Are you debating between biology, psychology, chemistry, physics, computer science, medicine, mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and engineering? If so, try neuroscience. It’s not exactly new—it is “new-ish” (formalized as a major in the 1960’s and 70’s), but it is certainly gaining in popularity. Enrollment in neuroscience at the undergraduate level has increased significantly (over 40%) in recent years. This popularity is driven by an increased interest in disorders of t

There are more and more colleges and universities that are adding majors in artificial intelligence to their curriculum. I’m sure you are familiar with these: Carnegie Mellon Penn UC San Diego CalTech Stanford Cornell U Long Island U Keiser U MIT Georgia Tech Michigan Columbia U U of Illinois Dakota State U of Maryland UC Berkeley Harvard UT Austin Purdue U of Washington IU Bloomington Arizona State Princeton What do these have in common? Most are large to huge (CalTech is an

When you hear the words “liberal arts college” what do you think of? Poetry, philosophy, and music? Hard to find a job? Students living...

Very few “top ranked small colleges” will cost a higher-income family less than $30K. In fact, they are usually closer to $40K-$90K. ...

V. Peter Pitts, M.A. 8/6/2025 I just finished updating my “small private college database” and found some interesting facts and...

WHY IS COLLEGE SO &$!#% EXPENSIVE? What exactly are you paying for? V. Peter Pitts, M.A. Having children is expensive. Period. The...

Recently, Monmouth College (a small liberal arts college in Illinois) made a bold move. They did a total reorganization of their majors...

How A Liberal Arts Education Helps Students Prepare for A Career in Law By Ed Wimp Exposure My favorite thing about being a lawyer is...

Here is a list of excellent small colleges that are very affordable, even if your family does not qualify for income-based financial aid....

There is a Ted Talk by Kai Kight entitled “Why Majors Don’t Matter.” [You can find it on YouTube] I don’t listen to a lot of Ted Talks,...

If you look on the calendar, you can see that May 1 has come and gone. Just as an FYI, there are hundreds of colleges, especially small...

From V. Peter Pitts, M.A. Another list from "The Small College Guy.” Recently, someone in one of the Facebook groups asked for a list of...

Hey! I have an idea---Let’s “chase affordable excellence” instead of just “chasing merit.” “Chasing Merit” How did we get here? In 1977...

30 reasons to consider small colleges.   1.   ATTENTION/ASSISTANCE   Most of the 743 small colleges in the U.S. (less than 3,500...

Happy New Year! Another list from the “Small College Guy.” Here is a list of 122 small private colleges (mostly small private liberal...

Your son or daughter is totally undecided about a college major. You don’t want to spend a fortune to have them attend a college without...

I have read numerous posts in Facebook groups about the benefits of attending a community college and then transferring.  To me, for most...

Here is an updated list of small colleges (all with fewer than 3,500 undergraduate students) that offer at least one full-tuition...

Recently, on Facebook, I posted a list of small private colleges (not nationally known, but still good colleges) that offer full-tuition...

V. Peter Pitts, M.A. I always like learning something new.  I have noticed an increase in the number of excellent small 4 year private...