by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering consumer economics, consider exploring 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of consumer economics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 2 | 1,745 |
| Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 2 | 366 |
| Child Development | 2 | 4,599 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 2 | 2,227 |
| Family Systems | 2 | 765 |
| Housing and Human Environments, General | 2 | 186 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 2 | 5,456 |
| Adult Development and Aging | 1 | 238 |
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | 1 | 365 |
| Agricultural Animal Breeding | 1 | 13 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family Resource Management Studies, General | 789 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other | 246 |
| Consumer Services and Advocacy | 40 |
Part of the broader field of Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies, consumer economics shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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