Those considering other literature, you may also want to explore 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of other 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 |
|---|---|
| General Literature | 396 |
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | 266 |
| Children’s and Adolescent Literature | 55 |
| American Literature (United States) | 30 |
As a more focused area within Literature, other literature connects to the wider programs in that field.
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