by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in modern language education, consider exploring 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 modern language education, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 3 | 932 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 3 | 2,976 |
| Montessori Teacher Education | 3 | 264 |
| Online Educator/Online Teaching | 3 | 115 |
| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods | 3 | 399 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 3 | 8,732 |
| Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education | 3 | — |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 2 | 58 |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 2 | 879 |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | 2 | 39 |
Part of the broader field of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, modern language education sits alongside related programs in that field.
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