by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in communications, consider exploring 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 communications, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcast Journalism | 5 | 757 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 5 | 801 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 5 | 12 |
| Political Communication | 5 | 211 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 5 | — |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 5 | 4,061 |
| International and Intercultural Communication | 4 | 183 |
| Journalism | 4 | 9,378 |
| Sports Communication | 4 | 1,202 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 3 | 1,080 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 32,944 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 8,694 |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 2,273 |
Part of the broader field of Communication, General, communications shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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