by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering critical incident response/special police operations, 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 critical incident response/special police operations, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services | 3 | 224 |
| Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations | 3 | 181 |
| Criminalistics and Criminal Science | 2 | 584 |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | 2 | 2,513 |
| Critical Infrastructure Protection | 2 | 545 |
| Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | 2 | 999 |
| Geospatial Intelligence | 2 | 53 |
| Homeland Security | 2 | 2,871 |
| Security Science and Technology, General | 2 | 31 |
| Security Science and Technology, Other | 2 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other | 4,327 |
| Securities Services Administration/Management | 662 |
| Security and Loss Prevention Services | 494 |
| Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing | 300 |
| Corrections Administration | 97 |
A specialization within Criminal Justice and Corrections, critical incident response/special police operations sits alongside related programs in that field.
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