by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in investments and securities, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Here 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 investments and securities, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Business/Management | 3 | 1,270 |
| Accounting and Finance | 3 | 3,502 |
| Accounting | 2 | 58,956 |
| Actuarial Science | 2 | 1,363 |
| Financial Analytics | 2 | 1,644 |
| Financial Mathematics | 2 | 5,335 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | 1 | 36 |
| Auditing | 1 | 178 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 1 | 336,590 |
| Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education | 1 | 169 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Finance, General | 49,828 |
| Financial Planning and Services | 5,773 |
| Banking and Financial Support Services | 992 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services, Other | 363 |
| International Finance | 124 |
| Public Finance | 63 |
| Credit Management | 4 |
A specialization within Finance and Financial Management Services, investments and securities sits alongside related programs in that field.
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