by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering accounting and business/management, 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 accounting and business/management, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Finance, General | 5 | 49,828 |
| Financial Risk Management | 4 | — |
| International Finance | 4 | 124 |
| Public Finance | 4 | 63 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | 3 | 36 |
| Financial Analytics | 3 | 1,644 |
| Investments and Securities | 3 | 414 |
| Actuarial Science | 2 | 1,363 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 2 | 57,976 |
| Financial Mathematics | 2 | 5,335 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 58,956 |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 17,375 |
| Accounting and Finance | 3,502 |
| Accounting and Related Services, Other | 554 |
| Auditing | 178 |
Part of the broader field of Accounting and Related Services, accounting and business/management connects to the wider programs in that field.
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