Those considering 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of linguistics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Applied Linguistics | 197 |
A specialization within Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, linguistics shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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