Students interested in biochemistry & molecular biology, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Here you will find 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 biochemistry & molecular biology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other | 4 | 264 |
| Anatomy | 3 | 902 |
| Animal Genetics | 3 | 59 |
| Animal Physiology | 3 | 166 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 3 | 4,612 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 3 | 89,827 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 3 | 250 |
| Biometry/Biometrics | 3 | 185 |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 3,869 |
| Botany/Plant Biology, Other | 3 | 47 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 9,737 |
| Molecular Biology | 1,255 |
| Molecular Biochemistry | 466 |
| Biophysics | 345 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 316 |
| Molecular Biophysics | 187 |
| Radiation Biology/Radiobiology | 18 |
| Structural Biology | 14 |
Part of the broader field of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, biochemistry & molecular biology connects to the wider programs in that field.
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