by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in criminalistics and criminal science, take a look at other closely related fields of study. Here 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 criminalistics and criminal science, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 5 | — |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 3 | 20,474 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services | 3 | 224 |
| Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing | 3 | 300 |
| Law Enforcement Record-Keeping and Evidence Management | 3 | — |
| Maritime Law Enforcement | 3 | — |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 2 | 41,895 |
| Criminology | 2 | 10,365 |
| Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations | 2 | 35 |
| Cultural/Archaelogical Resources Protection | 2 | — |
As a more focused area within Security Science and Technology, criminalistics and criminal science connects to the wider programs in that field.
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