by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in general journalism, take a look at 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of general journalism, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 4 | 801 |
| Communication, General | 4 | — |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 4 | 8,694 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 3 | 12 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 3 | 1,080 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other | 3 | 446 |
| Writing, General | 3 | 765 |
| Children’s and Adolescent Literature | 2 | 55 |
| Creative Writing | 2 | 7,423 |
| General Literature | 2 | 396 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism, Other | 1,098 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 757 |
| Photojournalism | 91 |
| Science/Health/Environmental Journalism | 10 |
As a more focused area within Journalism, general journalism sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.