by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in health communication, consider exploring 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of health communication, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 2 | 623 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 2 | 801 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 2 | 12 |
| Communication, General | 2 | — |
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 2 | 2,298 |
| Health and Wellness, General | 2 | 5,611 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 2 | 180 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 2 | 3,785 |
| Public Health, General | 2 | 25,004 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 2 | 32,944 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advertising | 4,308 |
| 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 |
| Political Communication | 211 |
| Technical and Scientific Communication | 191 |
| International and Intercultural Communication | 183 |
As a more focused area within Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, health communication sits alongside related programs in that field.
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