by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering behavioral neuroscience, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover 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 behavioral neuroscience, 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 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 3 | 5,391 |
| 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 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 13,996 |
| Experimental Psychology | 4,439 |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 1,820 |
| 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, behavioral neuroscience connects to the wider programs in that field.
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