by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering library & information science, you may also want to explore 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.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of library & information science, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| American History (United States) | 1 | 242 |
| American Government and Politics (United States) | 1 | 286 |
| Anthropology, General | 1 | 10,087 |
| Anthropology, Other | 1 | 150 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 1 | 6,914 |
| Applied Demography | 1 | — |
| Applied Economics | 1 | 368 |
| Applied Psychology | 1 | 2,998 |
| Applied/Public Sociology | 1 | 105 |
| Archeology | 1 | 393 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Archives/Archival Administration | 256 |
| Children and Youth Library Services | 34 |
| Library Science and Administration, Other | 1 |
Part of the broader field of Library Science and Administration, library & information science shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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