by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in general literature, 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of general literature, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 3 | 7,423 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 3 | 2,835 |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 3 | 1,400 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other | 3 | 446 |
| Writing, General | 3 | 765 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 2 | 757 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 2 | 801 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 2 | 12 |
| Communication, General | 2 | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 2 | 1,080 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | 266 |
| Children’s and Adolescent Literature | 55 |
| Literature, Other | 36 |
| American Literature (United States) | 30 |
As a more focused area within Literature, general literature sits alongside related programs in that field.
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