by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering artificial intelligence, 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of artificial intelligence, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 4 | 79,857 |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 4 | 1,028 |
| Cloud Computing | 3 | 1,229 |
| Data Science, General | 3 | 7,668 |
| Economics and Computer Science | 3 | 128 |
| Information Science/Studies | 3 | 22,425 |
| Linguistics and Computer Science | 3 | 7 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 3 | 1,604 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | 2 | 36 |
| Bioinformatics | 2 | 1,336 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 67,926 |
| Information Technology | 42,322 |
| Informatics | 3,067 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 2,635 |
| Human-Centered Technology Design | 778 |
As a more focused area within Computer and Information Sciences, General, artificial intelligence connects to the wider programs in that field.
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