by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering computational mathematics, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Here you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of computational mathematics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 4 | 250 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 4 | 1,604 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 4 | 575 |
| Mathematics, General | 4 | 25,163 |
| Computational Biology | 3 | 321 |
| Computational Science | 3 | 2,395 |
| Mathematical Economics | 3 | 141 |
| Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science | 3 | — |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | 871 |
| Algebra and Number Theory | 2 | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Financial Mathematics | 5,335 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 4,209 |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 824 |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 221 |
| Mathematical Biology | 16 |
Part of the broader field of Applied Mathematics, computational mathematics shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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