by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in political economy, consider exploring 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of political economy, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | 5 | 164 |
| Applied Economics | 4 | 368 |
| Development Economics and International Development | 4 | 375 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 4 | 22,727 |
| Economics, General | 4 | 21,627 |
| Environmental/Natural Resource Economics | 4 | 184 |
| History and Political Science | 4 | 69 |
| Economics and Computer Science | 3 | 128 |
| Economics and Foreign Language/Literature | 3 | — |
| Economics, Other | 3 | 250 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science and Government, General | 43,359 |
| Political Science and Government, Other | 1,031 |
| American Government and Politics (United States) | 286 |
As a more focused area within Political Science and Government, political economy sits alongside related programs in that field.
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