by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering english, you may also want to explore 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of english, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature | 2 | 24 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 2 | 3,018 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other | 2 | 446 |
| Writing, General | 2 | 765 |
| American History (United States) | 1 | 242 |
| American Government and Politics (United States) | 1 | 286 |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 58 |
| American Literature (Canadian) | 1 | — |
| American Literature (United States) | 1 | 30 |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 1 | 879 |
As a more focused area within English Language and Literature, General, english shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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