by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering research methodology & quantitative methods, take a look at 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 research methodology & quantitative methods, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Demography | 3 | — |
| Demography and Population Studies | 3 | 112 |
| Demography, Other | 3 | — |
| Geoarcheaology | 3 | 8 |
| Medical/Health Humanities | 3 | 352 |
| Rural Sociology | 3 | 61 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 3 | 1,942 |
| Sociology, Other | 3 | 3 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 3 | 1,343 |
| Applied Economics | 2 | 368 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences, General | 15,565 |
| Survey Research/Methodology | 13 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 3 |
Part of the broader field of Social Sciences, General, research methodology & quantitative methods shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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