If you are interested in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching, 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of kindergarten/preschool education & teaching, 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 |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 2 | 5,071 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other | 2 | 21 |
| Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language | 2 | — |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 1 | 1,051 |
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | 1,860 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education, Other | 1 | 326 |
| Biology Teacher Education | 1 | 696 |
| Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education | 1 | 169 |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | 192 |
As a more focused area within Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, kindergarten/preschool education & teaching sits alongside related programs in that field.
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