by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering biochemistry, 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, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 4 | 89,827 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4,488 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 4 | 961 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 4 | 443 |
| Microbiology, General | 4 | 2,646 |
| Aerospace Physiology and Medicine | 3 | 40 |
| Anatomy | 3 | 902 |
| Biomechanics | 3 | 62 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 3 | 11,758 |
| Biopsychology | 3 | 194 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 |
As a more focused area within Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, biochemistry sits alongside related programs in that field.
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