by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering public health genetics, take a look at 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of public health genetics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy | 2 | 20 |
| Health Policy Analysis | 2 | 301 |
| Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management | 2 | 84 |
| Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics | 2 | 150 |
| Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs | 2 | 150 |
| Pharmacy | 2 | 12,167 |
| Abdominal Radiology Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program | 1 | — |
| Advanced General Dentistry | 1 | 238 |
| 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 |
| Health/Medical Physics | 288 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 180 |
| Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 121 |
A specialization within Public Health, public health genetics sits alongside related programs in that field.
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