by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in other corrections & criminal justice, 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of other corrections & criminal justice, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminalistics and Criminal Science | 1 | 584 |
| Criminology | 1 | 10,365 |
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | 1 | 2,377 |
| Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | 1 | 999 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services | 1 | 224 |
| Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation | 1 | 324 |
| Forensic Science and Technology | 1 | 4,612 |
| Geospatial Intelligence | 1 | 53 |
| Homeland Security, Other | 1 | 213 |
| Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis | 1 | 190 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 41,895 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 26,997 |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 20,474 |
| Corrections | 4,967 |
| Securities Services Administration/Management | 662 |
| Security and Loss Prevention Services | 494 |
| Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing | 300 |
| Corrections Administration | 97 |
| Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations | 35 |
A specialization within Criminal Justice and Corrections, other corrections & criminal justice shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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