by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in history and language/literature, consider exploring 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of history and language/literature, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| American History (United States) | 4 | 242 |
| Economics and Foreign Language/Literature | 4 | — |
| History, General | 4 | 28,959 |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 3 | 58 |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 3 | 879 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 3 | 157 |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | 3 | 39 |
| Arabic Language and Literature | 3 | 317 |
| Asian History | 3 | — |
| Canadian History | 3 | — |
As a more focused area within History and Language/Literature, history and language/literature shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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