by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in marine sciences, take a look at 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 marine sciences, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Physiology | 3 | 166 |
| Ecology | 3 | 1,201 |
| Entomology | 3 | 452 |
| Environmental Geosciences | 3 | 96 |
| Evolutionary Biology | 3 | 176 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 3 | 2,375 |
| Natural Sciences | 3 | 2,648 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 3 | 422 |
| Sustainability Studies | 3 | 4,374 |
| Toxicology | 3 | 152 |
A specialization within Marine Sciences, marine sciences sits alongside related programs in that field.
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