by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in architectural design, 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 architectural design, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 3 | 658 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 2 | 8,535 |
| Architectural Engineering | 2 | 1,183 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 2 | 2,362 |
| Healthcare Environment Design/Architecture | 2 | 9 |
| Interior Architecture | 2 | 756 |
| Landscape Architecture | 2 | 1,050 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General | 1 | 9,539 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other | 1 | — |
| Agricultural Engineering | 1 | 1,090 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architecture | 4,504 |
| Architecture | 77 |
| Architecture, Other | 6 |
A specialization within Architecture, architectural design sits alongside related programs in that field.
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