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College Graduation Hood Colors
What Color is Your Hood?
In addition to the graduation gown, stole and cap there is also the graduation hood.
The graduation hood comes in three sizes to help distinguish the college graduate’s degree, with the smaller hood signifying a bachelor’s degree, the medium-sized hood representing a master’s degree and the large-sized hood representing a doctoral degree.
In addition to various sizes, the hood also comes in various colors. The color of the satin lining of the hood will represent the school of the graduate and the soft velvet border will indicate the field of the graduate’s study.
While there are specific colors that have been established for certain degrees, (defined by the 1893 the inter-Collegiate Costume Code) a few schools may have established their own colors for certain degrees. Below you will find which color the American Council on Education prefers for which degree.
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![Hood_Maize - Agriculture](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Maize-Agriculture-new.jpg)
Agriculture (Maize)
![Hood_White - ArtsHumanities](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_White-ArtsHumanities-new.jpg)
Arts, Letters, Humanities (White)
![Hood_Drab - CommerceAcctBus](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Drab-CommerceAcctBus-new.jpg)
Commerce, accountancy, Business (Drab)
![Hood_Lilac - Dentistry](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Lilac-Dentistry-new.jpg)
Dentistry (Lilac)
![Hood_Copper - Economics](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Copper-Economics-new.jpg)
Economics (Copper)
![Hood_Light Blue - Education](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Light-Blue-Education-new.jpg)
Education (Light Blue)
![Hood_Orange - Engineering](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Orange-Engineering-new.jpg)
Engineering (Orange)
![Hood_Brown - Fine Arts Architecture](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Brown-Fine-Arts-Architecture-new.jpg)
Fine Arts, Architecture (Brown)
![Hood_Russet - Forestry](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Russet-Forestry-new.jpg)
Forestry (Russet)
![Hood_Crimson - Journalism](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Crimson-Journalism-new.jpg)
Journalism (Crimson)
![Hood_Purple - Law](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Purple-Law-new.jpg)
Law (JD, LLD, LLB) (Purple)
![Hood_Lemon - Library Science](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Lemon-Library-Science-new.jpg)
Library Science (Lemon)
![Hood_Green - Medicine](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Green-Medicine-new.jpg)
Medicine (Green)
![Hood_Pink - Music](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Pink-Music-new.jpg)
Music (Pink)
![Hood_Apricot - Nursing](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Apricot-Nursing-new.jpg)
Nursing (Apricot)
![Hood_Silver Gray - Oratory](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Silver-Gray-Oratory-new.jpg)
Oratory Speech (Silver Gray)
![Hood_Olive Green - Pharmacy](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Olive-Green-Pharmacy-new.jpg)
Pharmacy (Olive Green)
![Hood_Dark Blue - Philosophy](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Dark-Blue-Philosophy-new.jpg)
Philosophy (Dark Blue)
![Hood_Sage Green - Phys Ed](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Sage-Green-Phys-Ed-new.jpg)
Physical Education (Sage Green)
![Hood_Peacock Blue - Public Admin](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Peacock-Blue-Public-Admin-new.jpg)
Public Administration, Foreign Service (Peacock Blue)
![Hood_Salmon Pink - Public Health](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Salmon-Pink-Public-Health-new.jpg)
Public Health (Salmon Pink)
![Hood_Golden Yellow - Science](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Golden-Yellow-Science-new.jpg)
Science (Golden Yellow)
![Hood_Citron - Social Work](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Citron-Social-Work-new.jpg)
Social Work (Citron)
![Hood_Scarlet - Theology](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Scarlet-Theology-new.jpg)
Theology (Scarlet)
![Hood_Gray - Veterinary Science](https://content.herffjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hood_Gray-Veterinary-Science-new.jpg)
Veterinary Science (Gray)
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