by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in environmental science, take a look at 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.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of environmental science, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Geosciences | 4 | 96 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 3 | 20 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 3 | 1,008 |
| Sustainability Studies | 3 | 4,374 |
| Environmental Toxicology | 2 | 78 |
| Conservation Biology | 1 | 592 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 1 | 840 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 1 | 311 |
| Energy and Environmental Policy | 1 | 83 |
| Environmental Health | 1 | 1,269 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 10,185 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 2,739 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | 250 |
Part of the broader field of Natural Resources Conservation and Research, environmental science shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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