by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering financial analytics, 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 financial analytics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Business/Management | 3 | 1,270 |
| Accounting and Finance | 3 | 3,502 |
| Finance, General | 3 | 49,828 |
| Financial Risk Management | 3 | — |
| International Finance | 3 | 124 |
| Management Science | 3 | 34,245 |
| Public Finance | 3 | 63 |
| Accounting and Computer Science | 2 | 36 |
| Applied Statistics, General | 2 | 572 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 2 | 336,590 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Analytics | 9,273 |
| Data Analytics, General | 1,675 |
| Data Analytics, Other | 232 |
| Data Visualization | 67 |
A specialization within Data Analytics, financial analytics sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.