Students interested in toxicology, 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of toxicology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | 5 | 902 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 5 | 486 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 5 | 961 |
| Biostatistics | 4 | 1,546 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4,488 |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | 4 | 88 |
| Immunology | 4 | 220 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 4 | 443 |
| Molecular Biology | 4 | 1,255 |
| Neuroanatomy | 4 | — |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | 483 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 252 |
| Molecular Pharmacology | 85 |
| Environmental Toxicology | 78 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other | 53 |
| Neuropharmacology | 39 |
| Molecular Toxicology | 2 |
A specialization within Pharmacology and Toxicology, toxicology shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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