by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in retail management, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover 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 retail management, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General | 3 | 57,976 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 2 | 10,661 |
| Finance, General | 2 | 49,828 |
| Financial Risk Management | 2 | — |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 2 | 6,933 |
| Management Science | 2 | 34,245 |
| Accounting and Business/Management | 1 | 1,270 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | 1 | 36 |
| Accounting and Finance | 1 | 3,502 |
| Accounting | 1 | 58,956 |
Part of the broader field of Business Administration, Management and Operations, retail management shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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