by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in plant physiology, you may also want to explore 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of plant physiology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | 3 | 902 |
| Animal Genetics | 3 | 59 |
| Animal Physiology | 3 | 166 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 3 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 3 | 316 |
| 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 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Botany/Plant Biology | 538 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | 151 |
| Botany/Plant Biology, Other | 47 |
| Plant Molecular Biology | 12 |
As a more focused area within Botany/Plant Biology, plant physiology connects to the wider programs in that field.
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