by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in epidemiology and biostatistics, take a look at other closely related fields of study. Here 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 epidemiology and biostatistics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biostatistics | 4 | 1,546 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 4 | 486 |
| Anatomy | 3 | 902 |
| Biometry/Biometrics | 3 | 185 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 3 | 961 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 3 | 5,456 |
| Pharmacology | 3 | 483 |
| Toxicology | 3 | 152 |
| Animal Genetics | 2 | 59 |
| Animal Physiology | 2 | 166 |
| 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 |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | 119 |
| Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics | 18 |
| Population Biology | 10 |
As a more focused area within Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology, epidemiology and biostatistics connects to the wider programs in that field.
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