Students interested in orthodontics/orthodontology, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover 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 orthodontics/orthodontology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Abdominal Radiology Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Aerospace Medicine Residency Program | 1 | — |
| Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other | 1 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other | 1 | 2,445 |
| Anatomic Pathology Residency Program | 1 | — |
| Anatomy | 1 | 902 |
| Anesthesiology Residency Program | 1 | — |
As a more focused area within Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, orthodontics/orthodontology connects to the wider programs in that field.
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