by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in aquatic biology/limnology, 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 aquatic biology/limnology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 3 | 89,827 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4,488 |
| Computational Biology | 3 | 321 |
| Genetics, General | 3 | 730 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 3 | 961 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 3 | 443 |
| Molecular Biology | 3 | 1,255 |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 11,557 |
| Anatomy | 2 | 902 |
| Animal Genetics | 2 | 59 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Epidemiology | 3,053 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 2,375 |
| Ecology | 1,201 |
| Conservation Biology | 592 |
| Environmental Biology | 449 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 311 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 176 |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 151 |
| Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics | 18 |
| Population Biology | 10 |
Part of the broader field of Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology, aquatic biology/limnology sits alongside related programs in that field.
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