Those considering law enforcement investigation & interviewing, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Below you will find 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 law enforcement investigation & interviewing, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminalistics and Criminal Science | 3 | 584 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services | 3 | 224 |
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | 2 | 2,377 |
| Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation | 2 | 324 |
| Geospatial Intelligence | 2 | 53 |
| Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis | 2 | 190 |
| Criminology | 1 | 10,365 |
| Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | 1 | 999 |
| Forensic Science and Technology | 1 | 4,612 |
| Homeland Security, Other | 1 | 213 |
| 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 |
| Corrections Administration | 97 |
| Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations | 35 |
As a more focused area within Criminal Justice and Corrections, law enforcement investigation & interviewing shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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