by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering animal behavior & ethology, 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of animal behavior & ethology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 2 | 2,375 |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | 1 | 119 |
| Biochemistry | 1 | 9,737 |
| Bioinformatics | 1 | 1,336 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 1 | 89,827 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician | 1 | 1,212 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 1 | 11,758 |
| Biostatistics | 1 | 1,546 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4,488 |
| Computational Biology | 1 | 321 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 1,913 |
| Wildlife Biology | 576 |
| Entomology | 452 |
| Animal Physiology | 166 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology, Other | 34 |
A specialization within Zoology/Animal Biology, animal behavior & ethology shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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