Those considering pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical economics, consider exploring 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 pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical economics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics | 2 | 1,768 |
| Applied Economics | 2 | 368 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 2 | 4,583 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2 | 2,571 |
| Development Economics and International Development | 2 | 375 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 2 | 22,727 |
| Economics and Computer Science | 2 | 128 |
| Economics and Foreign Language/Literature | 2 | — |
| Economics, General | 2 | 21,627 |
| Economics, Other | 2 | 250 |
A specialization within Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical economics connects to the wider programs in that field.
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