Students interested in applied linguistics, 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of applied linguistics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 2,847 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 2,396 |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 967 |
| Comparative Literature | 917 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 240 |
As a more focused area within Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, applied linguistics sits alongside related programs in that field.
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