by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in general writing, 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 general writing, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Corporate Communications, General | 4 | 801 |
| Business/Corporate Communications, Other | 3 | 12 |
| Children’s and Adolescent Literature | 3 | 55 |
| General Literature | 3 | 396 |
| Journalism | 3 | 9,378 |
| Literature, Other | 3 | 36 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 2 | 757 |
| Communication, General | 2 | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 2 | 1,080 |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General | 2 | — |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 7,423 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 2,835 |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 1,400 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other | 446 |
Part of the broader field of Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, general writing connects to the wider programs in that field.
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