by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering cybersecurity defense strategy/policy, take a look at 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of cybersecurity defense strategy/policy, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations | 5 | 181 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 3 | — |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 3 | 26,997 |
| Cultural/Archaelogical Resources Protection | 3 | — |
| Law Enforcement Record-Keeping and Evidence Management | 3 | — |
| Signal/Geospatial Intelligence | 3 | 52 |
| Corrections | 2 | 4,967 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 2 | 41,895 |
| Criminology | 2 | 10,365 |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | 2 | 2,513 |
As a more focused area within Security Science and Technology, cybersecurity defense strategy/policy sits alongside related programs in that field.
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