by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering other rhetoric & composition/writing studies, 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of other rhetoric & composition/writing studies, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 3 | 801 |
| Children’s and Adolescent Literature | 3 | 55 |
| General Literature | 3 | 396 |
| Journalism | 3 | 9,378 |
| Literature, Other | 3 | 36 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 2 | 757 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 2 | 12 |
| Communication, General | 2 | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 2 | 1,080 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 2 | 34,210 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 7,423 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 2,835 |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 1,400 |
| Writing, General | 765 |
As a more focused area within Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, other rhetoric & composition/writing studies sits alongside related programs in that field.
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