by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in jazz studies, you may also want to explore 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.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of jazz studies, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Musical Theatre | 2 | 1,157 |
| Acting | 1 | 1,859 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | 3,557 |
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | 1,860 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 1 | 18,711 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General | 1 | 982 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other | 1 | 432 |
| Ballet | 1 | 45 |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | 1 | 153 |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 1 | 9,544 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music, General | 10,690 |
| Music Performance, General | 7,193 |
| Music Technology | 1,938 |
| Music Theory and Composition | 1,336 |
| Music, Other | 1,141 |
| Voice and Opera | 668 |
| Stringed Instruments | 589 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 534 |
| Music Pedagogy | 385 |
| Conducting | 180 |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 166 |
| Woodwind Instruments | 158 |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 155 |
| Brass Instruments | 109 |
| Sound Arts | 53 |
| Percussion Instruments | 35 |
A specialization within Music, jazz studies shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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