by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in clinical psychology, 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of clinical psychology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 3 | 1,820 |
| Psychology, General | 3 | 147,078 |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 2 | 1,424 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 2 | 380 |
| Comparative Psychology | 2 | 9 |
| Developmental and Adolescent Psychology | 2 | — |
| Experimental Psychology | 2 | 4,439 |
| Personality Psychology | 2 | 17 |
| Psychology, Other | 2 | 2,825 |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | 2 | 203 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | 11,691 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 6,914 |
| School Psychology | 3,685 |
| Applied Psychology | 2,998 |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 2,898 |
| Forensic Psychology | 2,667 |
| Educational Psychology | 1,979 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other | 577 |
| Community Psychology | 520 |
| Performance and Sport Psychology | 270 |
| Clinical Child Psychology | 106 |
| Family Psychology | 101 |
| Transpersonal/Spiritual Psychology | 26 |
| Environmental Psychology | 11 |
| Geropsychology | 3 |
Part of the broader field of Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, clinical psychology shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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