by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in buddhist studies, 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of buddhist studies, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Applied and Professional Ethics | 1 | 234 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | 1 | 3,603 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 1 | 757 |
| Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies | 1 | 30 |
| Divinity/Ministry | 1 | 6,724 |
| Ethics | 1 | 147 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies | 1 | 1,235 |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | 1 | 1,323 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | 1 | 184 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 1 | 224 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Talmudic Studies | 4,730 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2,675 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 1,045 |
| Christian Studies | 618 |
| Religion/Religious Studies, Other | 70 |
| Catholic Studies | 51 |
| Islamic Studies | 36 |
A specialization within Religion/Religious Studies, buddhist studies shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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