by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in general applied 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of general applied mathematics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | 6 | 871 |
| Mathematics, General | 6 | 25,163 |
| Applied Statistics, General | 5 | 572 |
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | 5 | 458 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 5 | 1,604 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 5 | 575 |
| Statistics, General | 5 | 7,709 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 4 | 250 |
| Mathematical Economics | 4 | 141 |
| Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science | 4 | — |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Financial Mathematics | 5,335 |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 824 |
| Computational Mathematics | 397 |
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 221 |
| Mathematical Biology | 16 |
Part of the broader field of Applied Mathematics, general applied mathematics connects to the wider programs in that field.
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