by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering deaf studies, consider exploring 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 deaf studies, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics and Foreign Language/Literature | 2 | — |
| History and Language/Literature | 2 | 317 |
| African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 7 |
| African Studies | 1 | 209 |
| Albanian Language and Literature | 1 | — |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 58 |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 1 | 879 |
| American Sign Language, Other | 1 | 2 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 1 | 1,156 |
| Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 69 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Women’s Studies | 2,746 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 2,431 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 922 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 698 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 560 |
| Asian-American Studies | 172 |
| Gay/Lesbian Studies | 76 |
| Folklore Studies | 64 |
| Comparative Group Studies | 46 |
A specialization within Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, deaf studies sits alongside related programs in that field.
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