by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in acupuncture and oriental medicine, you may also want to explore 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 acupuncture and oriental medicine, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services, Other | 1 | 52 |
| Aromatherapy | 1 | 8 |
| Direct Entry Midwifery | 1 | 74 |
| Energy and Biologically Based Therapies, Other | 1 | — |
| Herbalism/Herbalist | 1 | 113 |
| Polarity Therapy | 1 | — |
| Reiki | 1 | — |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Holistic/Integrative Health | 481 |
| Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy | 235 |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology | 165 |
| Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda | 141 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, Other | 107 |
Part of the broader field of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, acupuncture and oriental medicine shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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