by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering medical scientist, 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of medical scientist, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 3 | 486 |
| Aerospace Physiology and Medicine | 2 | 40 |
| Anatomy | 2 | 902 |
| Biochemistry | 2 | 9,737 |
| Biophysics | 2 | 345 |
| Biopsychology | 2 | 194 |
| Biostatistics | 2 | 1,546 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4,488 |
| Environmental Health | 2 | 1,269 |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2 | 151 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical and Translational Science | 79 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies, Other | 33 |
| Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain | 4 |
Part of the broader field of Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies, medical scientist shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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