by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering animal health, consider exploring 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of animal health, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Range Science and Management | 3 | 153 |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 2 | 3,573 |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 2 | 2,188 |
| Agricultural Business and Management, Other | 2 | 137 |
| Agricultural Production Operations, General | 2 | 820 |
| Agricultural Production Operations, Other | 2 | 17 |
| Agriculture, General | 2 | — |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 2 | 769 |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 2 | 1,201 |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | 2 | 841 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Sciences, General | 7,535 |
| Animal Sciences, Other | 249 |
| Poultry Science | 161 |
| Dairy Science | 154 |
| Livestock Management | 41 |
| Agricultural Animal Breeding | 13 |
| Animal Nutrition | 5 |
A specialization within Animal Sciences, animal health shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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