Students interested in horse husbandry/equine science & management, take a look at other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of horse husbandry/equine science & management, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 4 | 1,201 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 4 | 7,535 |
| Animal Sciences, Other | 4 | 249 |
| Dairy Science | 4 | 154 |
| Farm/Farm and Ranch Management | 4 | 668 |
| Livestock Management | 4 | 41 |
| Plant Sciences, General | 4 | 692 |
| Poultry Science | 4 | 161 |
| Agricultural Animal Breeding | 3 | 13 |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 3 | 2,188 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | 841 |
| Agricultural Production Operations, General | 820 |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 769 |
| Crop Production | 516 |
| Aquaculture | 127 |
| Dairy Husbandry and Production | 60 |
| Agricultural Production Operations, Other | 17 |
A specialization within Agricultural Production Operations, horse husbandry/equine science & management sits alongside related programs in that field.
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