If you are interested in health professions education, 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 health professions education, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Education Fellowship Program | 2 | — |
| Simulation Fellowship Program | 2 | — |
| Abdominal Radiology Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Advanced General Dentistry | 1 | 238 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other | 1 | 150 |
| Aerospace Medicine Residency Program | 1 | — |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 1 | 1,051 |
| Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Education | 3,933 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 757 |
| Medical/Health Humanities | 352 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities, Other | 101 |
| Arts in Medicine/Health | 5 |
A specialization within Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities, health professions education connects to the wider programs in that field.
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