by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in philosophy, politics, and economics, you may also want to explore 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 philosophy, politics, and economics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Political Economy | 5 | 266 |
| Economics and Foreign Language/Literature | 4 | — |
| History and Political Science | 4 | 69 |
| American Government and Politics (United States) | 3 | 286 |
| Applied Economics | 3 | 368 |
| Development Economics and International Development | 3 | 375 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 3 | 22,727 |
| Economics and Computer Science | 3 | 128 |
| Economics, General | 3 | 21,627 |
| Economics, Other | 3 | 250 |
Part of the broader field of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, philosophy, politics, and economics shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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