by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in science/health/environmental journalism, 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 science/health/environmental journalism, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General | 2 | — |
| International and Intercultural Communication | 2 | 183 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 2 | 8,694 |
| Political Communication | 2 | 211 |
| Radio and Television | 2 | 5,653 |
| Sports Communication | 2 | 1,202 |
| Advertising | 1 | 4,308 |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 1 | 537 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 1 | 801 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 1 | 12 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 9,378 |
| Journalism, Other | 1,098 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 757 |
| Photojournalism | 91 |
Part of the broader field of Journalism, science/health/environmental journalism sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.