by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in health/medical physics, 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/medical physics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Acoustics | 2 | 175 |
| Atomic/Molecular Physics | 2 | 6 |
| Condensed Matter and Materials Physics | 2 | 8 |
| Elementary Particle Physics | 2 | 6 |
| Nuclear Physics | 2 | 3 |
| Optics/Optical Sciences | 2 | 249 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 39 |
| Physics, General | 2 | 11,944 |
| Physics, Other | 2 | 482 |
| Plasma and High-Temperature Physics | 2 | — |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health, General | 25,004 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 3,785 |
| Public Health, Other | 2,803 |
| Health Services Administration | 2,629 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,571 |
| Environmental Health | 1,269 |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 623 |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 313 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 180 |
| Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 121 |
A specialization within Public Health, health/medical physics connects to the wider programs in that field.
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