by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in education of the deaf, take a look at 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of education of the deaf, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 7 |
| Albanian Language and Literature | 1 | — |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 58 |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 1 | 879 |
| American Sign Language, Other | 1 | 2 |
| Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 69 |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | 1 | 39 |
| Applied Linguistics | 1 | 197 |
| Arabic Language and Literature | 1 | 317 |
| Armenian Language and Literature | 1 | — |
As a more focused area within Special Education and Teaching, education of the deaf sits alongside related programs in that field.
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