4. What is the difference between a major and a degree?

Your degree is what you will get upon graduation. You will actually have a paper diploma. There are a number of different types of degrees - associates degree (a 2-year degree), bachelors degree (4-year degree) and various postgraduate degrees like your masters degree or your Ph. D.

You will achieve your degree in your major field of study. For example, if you graduate from a university in which you majored in Psychology, you will have a bachelor's degree in Psychology. If you don't know what your major is, you're likely an "undeclared" major. That simply means you haven't decided what you want to major in, yet.

A Major is the subject that a student gets specialized knowledge in, during a degree level course in college.

Explanation:

A degree is a blanket term, while a major is a specific term that tells about the subject in which the student is studying