by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in bioinformatics, take a look at other closely related fields of study. Below 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 bioinformatics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics | 3 | — |
| Computer Science | 3 | 79,857 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 1,653 |
| Computational Science | 2 | 2,395 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 2 | 67,926 |
| Data Science, General | 2 | 7,668 |
| Data Science, Other | 2 | 48 |
| Human Computer Interaction | 2 | 2,298 |
| Information Science/Studies | 2 | 22,425 |
| Information Technology | 2 | 42,322 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biostatistics | 1,546 |
| Computational Biology | 321 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 250 |
| Biometry/Biometrics | 185 |
As a more focused area within Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, bioinformatics connects to the wider programs in that field.
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