by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in microbiology, consider exploring 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 microbiology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 4 | 9,737 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 4 | 89,827 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4,488 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other | 3 | 264 |
| Computational Biology | 3 | 321 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 3 | 2,375 |
| Molecular Biology | 3 | 1,255 |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 11,557 |
| Structural Biology | 3 | 14 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 3 | 1,913 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 961 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 443 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | 253 |
| Immunology | 220 |
| Infectious Disease and Global Health | 162 |
| Virology | 16 |
| Mycology | 6 |
| Parasitology | 4 |
Part of the broader field of Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, microbiology shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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