by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in public administration, consider exploring 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of public administration, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 5 | 336,590 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 5 | 57,976 |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 4 | 2,454 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 3 | 10,661 |
| Social Entrepreneurship | 3 | 77 |
| Finance, General | 2 | 49,828 |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 2 | 6,933 |
| Management Science | 2 | 34,245 |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General | 1 | 6,327 |
| American History (United States) | 1 | 242 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration, Other | 53 |
| Public Works Management | 24 |
| Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies | 18 |
As a more focused area within Public Administration, public administration shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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