by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in econometrics & quantitative economics, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Below 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 econometrics & quantitative economics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics and Computer Science | 4 | 128 |
| Environmental/Natural Resource Economics | 4 | 184 |
| Political Economy | 4 | 266 |
| Economics and Foreign Language/Literature | 3 | — |
| Mathematical Economics | 3 | 141 |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | 3 | 164 |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | 3 | 203 |
| Survey Research/Methodology | 3 | 13 |
| Agricultural Economics | 2 | 1,768 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 2 | 4,209 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics, General | 21,627 |
| Development Economics and International Development | 375 |
| Applied Economics | 368 |
| International Economics | 281 |
| Economics, Other | 250 |
As a more focused area within Economics, econometrics & quantitative economics shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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