by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in organic chemistry, 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 organic chemistry, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Chemistry | 3 | 16 |
| Geochemistry | 2 | 33 |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 2 | 185 |
| Acoustics | 1 | 175 |
| Aerospace Physiology and Medicine | 1 | 40 |
| Algebra and Number Theory | 1 | 1 |
| Analysis and Functional Analysis | 1 | — |
| Anatomy | 1 | 902 |
| Animal Genetics | 1 | 59 |
| Animal Physiology | 1 | 166 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry, General | 18,323 |
| Chemistry, Other | 540 |
| Polymer Chemistry | 83 |
| Chemical Physics | 41 |
| Analytical Chemistry | 38 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 20 |
| Physical Chemistry | 8 |
| Theoretical Chemistry | 6 |
Part of the broader field of Chemistry, organic chemistry shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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