by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering advertising, 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of advertising, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcast Journalism | 1 | 757 |
| Business and Economic Journalism | 1 | — |
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 1 | 801 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 1 | 12 |
| Communication, General | 1 | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 1 | 1,080 |
| Cultural Journalism | 1 | — |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 1 | 11,282 |
| Documentary Production | 1 | 88 |
| Journalism, Other | 1 | 1,098 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations/Image Management | 4,061 |
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | 1,956 |
| Organizational Communication, General | 1,789 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 1,296 |
| Sports Communication | 1,202 |
| Health Communication | 362 |
| Political Communication | 211 |
| Technical and Scientific Communication | 191 |
| International and Intercultural Communication | 183 |
Part of the broader field of Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, advertising connects to the wider programs in that field.
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