by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in public relations, take a look at 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of public relations, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General | 5 | — |
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 3 | 801 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 3 | 12 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 3 | 50,466 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 3 | 32,944 |
| Grantsmanship | 2 | 13 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 2 | 8,694 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 1 | 757 |
| Business and Economic Journalism | 1 | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 1 | 1,080 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advertising | 4,308 |
| 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 |
As a more focused area within Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, public relations connects to the wider programs in that field.
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