by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in general social sciences, take a look at other closely related fields of study. Here you will find 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 general social sciences, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics, General | 3 | 21,627 |
| Geoarcheaology | 3 | 8 |
| History and Political Science | 3 | 69 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 3 | 43,359 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 3 | 1,942 |
| American History (United States) | 2 | 242 |
| American Government and Politics (United States) | 2 | 286 |
| Applied Demography | 2 | — |
| Applied Economics | 2 | 368 |
| Applied/Public Sociology | 2 | 105 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 1,929 |
| Survey Research/Methodology | 13 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 3 |
Part of the broader field of Social Sciences, General, general social sciences connects to the wider programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.