Students interested in environmental geosciences, take a look at other closely related fields of study. Below 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 environmental geosciences, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Systems Science | 6 | 43 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 5 | 1,008 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 4 | 20 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 10,679 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 | 5,715 |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 4 | 569 |
| Sustainability Studies | 4 | 4,374 |
| Climate Science | 3 | 100 |
| Environmental Studies | 3 | 10,185 |
| Geobiology | 3 | — |
As a more focused area within Environmental Geosciences, environmental geosciences connects to the wider programs in that field.
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