by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in child development, take a look at 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 child development, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 3 | — |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 2 | 1,745 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 2 | 6,914 |
| Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 2 | 366 |
| Consumer Economics | 2 | 91 |
| Consumer Services and Advocacy | 2 | 40 |
| Education, General | 2 | 27,481 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other | 2 | 246 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 2 | 2,227 |
| Family Resource Management Studies, General | 2 | 789 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 22,533 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 8,444 |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | 3,901 |
| Family and Community Services | 1,267 |
| Family Systems | 765 |
| Early Childhood and Family Studies | 439 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other | 429 |
| Adult Development and Aging | 238 |
| Parent Education Services | 126 |
A specialization within Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, child development shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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