by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in documentary production, 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of documentary production, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Radio and Television | 3 | 5,653 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other | 2 | 684 |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 2 | 213 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 2 | 10,778 |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other | 2 | 437 |
| Musical Theatre | 2 | 1,157 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician | 2 | 1,515 |
| Theatre and Dance | 2 | 122 |
| Theatre/Theatre Arts Management | 2 | 220 |
| Acting | 1 | 1,859 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 9,544 |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 5,777 |
| Photography | 2,066 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other | 1,452 |
As a more focused area within Film/Video and Photographic Arts, documentary production sits alongside related programs in that field.
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