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Nursing Related Majors

Students interested in nursing, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 256,965
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 14,847
Nursing Practice 9,206
Nursing Administration 7,911
Nursing Science 4,245
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 99,987
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 90,379
Health and Medical Administrative Services 90,166
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 80,693
Public Health 41,086
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 33,946
Medicine 29,737
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 29,603
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions 24,761
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 23,250
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions 20,443
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 18,055
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services 11,197
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 8,993
Dentistry 6,950
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 6,943
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 5,611
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities 5,250
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 5,186
Medical Illustration and Informatics 3,154
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies 3,143
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems 3,019
Chiropractic 2,707
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences 1,981
Optometry 1,760
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies 1,163
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 742
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education 575
Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services 126
Energy and Biologically Based Therapies 121

Part of the broader field of Health Care Professions, nursing sits alongside related programs in that field.

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