by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering molecular biology, you may also want to explore 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 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 and Molecular Biology | 5 | 4,488 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 5 | 961 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 5 | 443 |
| Anatomy | 4 | 902 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 4 | 89,827 |
| Biostatistics | 4 | 1,546 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 4 | 486 |
| Computational Biology | 4 | 321 |
| Immunology | 4 | 220 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 4 | 2,375 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 9,737 |
| Molecular Biochemistry | 466 |
| Biophysics | 345 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 316 |
| Molecular Biophysics | 187 |
| Radiation Biology/Radiobiology | 18 |
| Structural Biology | 14 |
A specialization within Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, molecular biology shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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