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Nursing Science Related Majors

Students interested in nursing science, 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.

Majors with Similar Careers to Nursing Science

These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of nursing science, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.

Similar Major Shared Careers Annual Graduates
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Adult/Gerontology Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Cardiology/Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Clinical Informatics Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Combined Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Dermatology Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Diabetes Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —
Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Program 1 —

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 256,965
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 14,847
Nursing Practice 9,206
Nursing Administration 7,911
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 4,125
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,457
Nurse Anesthetist 1,960
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,505
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 641
Critical Care Nursing 596
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 559
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing 441
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 323
Clinical Nurse Specialist 321
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 190
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 160
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 57
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 22
Forensic Nursing 21
Palliative Care Nursing 7

A specialization within Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, nursing science shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.

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