by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in experimental psychology, 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of experimental psychology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered 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 |
| 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 |
| Comparative Psychology | 9 |
Part of the broader field of Research and Experimental Psychology, experimental psychology connects to the wider programs in that field.
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