by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in neurosciences, 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of neurosciences, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 4 | 89,827 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4,488 |
| Computational Biology | 4 | 321 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 4 | 2,375 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 4 | 961 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 4 | 443 |
| Molecular Biology | 4 | 1,255 |
| Anatomy | 3 | 902 |
| Animal Genetics | 3 | 59 |
| Animal Physiology | 3 | 166 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 780 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | 299 |
| Neurobiology and Behavior | 183 |
Part of the broader field of Neurobiology and Neurosciences, neurosciences sits alongside related programs in that field.
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