by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in general information science, 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 general information science, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 7 | 79,857 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 6 | 67,926 |
| Human Computer Interaction | 5 | 2,298 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | 4 | 36 |
| Cloud Computing | 4 | 1,229 |
| Data Science, General | 4 | 7,668 |
| Information Technology | 4 | 42,322 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 4 | 1,604 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 1,653 |
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General | 3 | 11,341 |
Part of the broader field of Information Science/Studies, general information science shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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