by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in comparative psychology, consider exploring 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of comparative psychology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 | 6,914 |
| Applied Psychology | 3 | 2,998 |
| Clinical Child Psychology | 3 | 106 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other | 3 | 577 |
| Community Psychology | 3 | 520 |
| Educational Psychology | 3 | 1,979 |
| Environmental Psychology | 3 | 11 |
| Family Psychology | 3 | 101 |
| Forensic Psychology | 3 | 2,667 |
| Health/Medical Psychology | 3 | — |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 13,996 |
| Experimental Psychology | 4,439 |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 1,820 |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 1,424 |
| Social Psychology | 458 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 380 |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | 203 |
| Psychopharmacology | 67 |
| Personality Psychology | 17 |
As a more focused area within Research and Experimental Psychology, comparative psychology sits alongside related programs in that field.
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