by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in educational 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of educational psychology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 | 1,424 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 3 | 380 |
| Comparative Psychology | 3 | 9 |
| Experimental Psychology | 3 | 4,439 |
| Personality Psychology | 3 | 17 |
| Psychology, General | 3 | 147,078 |
| Psychology, Other | 3 | 2,825 |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | 3 | 203 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 3 | 13,996 |
| Social Psychology | 3 | 458 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | 11,691 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 6,914 |
| Clinical Psychology | 6,059 |
| School Psychology | 3,685 |
| Applied Psychology | 2,998 |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 2,898 |
| Forensic Psychology | 2,667 |
| 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 |
As a more focused area within Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, educational psychology connects to the wider programs in that field.
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