Students interested in computer graphics, 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of computer graphics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 1 | 1,051 |
| Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education | 1 | 169 |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 1,229 |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 1 | 2,987 |
| Computational Science | 1 | 2,395 |
| Computer Game Programming | 1 | 492 |
| Computer Programming, Other | 1 | 229 |
| Computer Programming, Specific Applications | 1 | 2,813 |
| Computer Programming, Specific Platforms | 1 | 41 |
| Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification | 1 | 420 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 5,236 |
| Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | 4,139 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | 1,866 |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 1,028 |
As a more focused area within Computer Software and Media Applications, computer graphics shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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