by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering structural biology, 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of structural biology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other | 5 | 264 |
| Immunology | 4 | 220 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 4 | 443 |
| Parasitology | 4 | 4 |
| Virology | 4 | 16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Part of the broader field of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, structural biology connects to the wider programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.