OCCUPATIONS GUIDE FOR POSTSECONDARY TEACHERS

(STEP 2) Below is a list of areas of study that may help in preparation for a career as a Postsecondary Teachers. Select from the following links to view a program description and a list of schools specializing in that area of study.

• Accounting
• Acoustics
• Actuarial Science
• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Advertising
• Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
• African Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• African Studies
• African-American/Black Studies
• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural & Food Products Processing, General
• Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding
• Agricultural Animal Breeding
• Agricultural Business & Management, General
• Agricultural Business & Management, Other
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Mechanization, General
• Agricultural Mechanization, Other
• Agricultural Power Machinery Operation
• Agricultural Production Operations, General
• Agricultural Production Operations, Other
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering & Bioengineering
• Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing & Wholesaling
• Agriculture-Related Services, Other
• Agriculture, Agricultural Operations, & Related Sciences, Other.
• Agriculture, General
• Agronomy & Crop Science
• Albanian Language & Literature
• Algebra & Number Theory
• Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions, Other
• American Government & Politics (United States)
• American History (United States)
• American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• American Indian/Native American Studies
• American Literature (Canadian)
• American Literature (United States)
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Analysis & Functional Analysis
• Analytical Chemistry
• Anatomy
• Ancient Near Eastern & Biblical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature
• Animal Health
• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Physiology
• Animal Sciences, General
• Animal Sciences, Other
• Animal Training
• Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production
• Anthropology
• Applied Economics
• Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Operations, General
• Applied Mathematics
• Aquaculture
• Arabic Language & Literature
• Archeology
• Architectural Engineering
• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• Area Studies, Other
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies, Other
• Art History, Criticism & Conservation
• Art Teacher Education
• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Art/Art Studies, General
• Arts Management
• Asian Bodywork Therapy
• Asian History
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Asian-American Studies
• Astronomy
• Astrophysics
• Atmospheric Chemistry & Climatology
• Atmospheric Physics & Dynamics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology, General
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology, Other
• Atomic/Molecular Physics
• Audiology/Audiologist & Hearing Sciences
• Audiology/Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Australian/Oceanic/Pacific Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Bahasa Indonesian/Bahasa Malay Languages & Literatures
• Balkans Studies
• Baltic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Baltic Studies
• Bengali Language & Literature
• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Biochemistry
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Other
• Biology Teacher Education
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Biometry/Biometrics
• Biophysics
• Biostatistics
• Biotechnology
• Blood Bank Technology Specialist
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Broadcast Journalism
• Buddhist Studies
• Bulgarian Language & Literature
• Burmese Language & Literature
• Business Administration/Management
• Business Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Business Statistics
• Business Teacher Education
• Business/Commerce, General
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Canadian History
• Canadian Studies
• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
• Caribbean Studies
• Catalan Language & Literature
• Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology
• Celtic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Central/Middle & Eastern European Studies
• Ceramic Arts & Ceramics
• Ceramic Sciences & Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Chemistry, General
• Chemistry, Other
• Child Care & Support Services Management
• Chinese Language & Literature
• Chinese Studies
• Chiropractic (DC)
• Christian Studies
• Cinematography & Film/Video Production
• City/Urban, Community & Regional Planning
• Civil Engineering, General
• Civil Engineering, Other
• Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General
• Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Clinical Psychology
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician/Assistant (Certificate)
• Clinical/Medical Social Work
• Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics
• Commercial Photography
• Commonwealth Studies
• Communication Disorders, General
• Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric
• Communications, Journalism, & Related Fields, Other
• Community Psychology
• Comparative Literature
• Comparative Psychology
• Computer & Information Sciences, General
• Computer Engineering, General
• Computer Engineering, Other
• Computer Hardware Engineering
• Computer Programming/Programmer, General
• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer Teacher Education
• Conducting
• Construction Engineering
• Corrections
• Corrections & Criminal Justice, Other
• Corrections Administration
• Counseling Psychology
• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art & Artisanry
• Creative Writing
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminalistics & Criminal Science
• Crop Production
• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
• Czech Language & Literature
• Dairy Science
• Dance Therapy/Therapist
• Dance, General
• Danish Language & Literature
• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician
• Dental Services & Allied Professions, Other
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Design & Applied Arts, Other
• Design & Visual Communications, General
• Development Economics & International Development
• Developmental & Child Psychology
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Digital Communications & Media/Multimedia
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.)
• Drama & Dance Teacher Education
• Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft, Other
• Driver & Safety Teacher Education
• Dutch/Flemish Language & Literature
• East Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General
• East Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• East Asian Studies
• Ecology
• Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics, Other
• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
• Economics, General
• Economics, Other
• Education, General
• Educational Psychology
• Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering
• Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician
• Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist
• Elementary Particle Physics
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (Paramedic)
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Science
• Engineering, General
• Engineering, Other
• English Composition
• English Language & Literature, General
• English Language & Literature/Letters, Other
• English Literature (British & Commonwealth)
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Entomology
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Epidemiology
• Equestrian/Equine Studies
• Ethics
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, & Gender Studies, Other
• European History
• European Studies/Civilization
• Evolutionary Biology
• Experimental Psychology
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Farm/Farm & Ranch Management
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts
• Filipino/Tagalog Language & Literature
• Film/Cinema Studies
• Film/Video & Photographic Arts, Other
• Finance, General
• Financial Planning & Services
• Fine Arts & Art Studies, Other
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
• Finnish & Related Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Food Science
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• Foreign Languages/Modern Languages, General
• Forensic Science & Technology
• Forest Engineering
• Franchising & Franchise Operations
• French Language & Literature
• French Language Teacher Education
• French Studies
• Gay/Lesbian Studies
• General Studies
• Geochemistry
• Geochemistry & Petrology
• Geography
• Geography Teacher Education
• Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
• Geological/Geophysical Engineering
• Geology/Earth Science, General
• Geometry/Geometric Analysis
• Geophysics & Seismology
• Geotechnical Engineering
• German Language & Literature
• German Language Teacher Education
• German Studies
• Germanic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General
• Germanic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• Graphic Design
• Greenhouse Operations & Management
• Health & Physical Education, General
• Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other
• Health Communications
• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Health/Medical Physics
• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
• Hebrew Language & Literature
• Hematology Technology/Technician
• Hindi Language & Literature
• Hindu Studies
• Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, & Mexican-American/Chicano
• History & Philosophy of Science & Technology
• History Teacher Education
• History, General
• History, Other
• Horticultural Science
• Horticultural Service Operations, Other
• Human Development & Family Studies, General
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Hungarian/Magyar Language & Literature
• Hydrology & Water Resources Science
• Hypnotherapy/Hypnotherapist
• Immunology
• Industrial & Organizational Psychology
• Industrial Design
• Industrial Engineering
• Information Science/Studies
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Insurance
• Intercultural/Multicultural & Diversity Studies
• Interior Architecture
• Interior Design
• Intermedia/Multimedia
• International Agriculture
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• International Economics
• International Finance
• International Marketing
• Investments & Securities
• Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Islamic Studies
• Italian Language & Literature
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Language & Literature
• Japanese Studies
• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Journalism
• Journalism, Other
• Juvenile Corrections
• Khmer/Cambodian Language & Literature
• Korean Language & Literature
• Korean Studies
• Labor & Industrial Relations
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
• Landscaping & Groundskeeping
• Language Interpretation & Translation
• Lao/Laotian Language & Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language & Literature
• Latin Teacher Education
• Law (LL.B., J.D.)
• Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies & Humanities, Other
• Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Linguistics
• Livestock Management
• Logic
• Logistics & Materials Management
• Management Science, General
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
• Marketing Research
• Marketing/Marketing Management, General
• Marriage & Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mass Communications/Media Studies
• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Science
• Maternal/Child Health Nurse/Nursing
• Mathematical Statistics & Probability
• Mathematics & Statistics, Other
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Mathematics, General
• Mathematics, Other
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science Radiation Therapist
• Metal & Jewelry Arts
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Meteorology
• Microbiology, General
• Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• Mining & Mineral Engineering
• Missions/Missionary Studies & Missiology
• Modern Greek Language & Literature
• Molecular Biology
• Mongolian Language & Literature
• Music History, Literature, & Theory
• Music Management & Merchandising
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Performance, General
• Music Teacher Education
• Music Theory & Composition
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Music, Other
• Musicology & Ethnomusicology
• Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
• Near & Middle Eastern Studies
• Neuroscience
• Norwegian Language & Literature
• Nuclear Engineering
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Nuclear Physics
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
• Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Nursing Clinical Specialist
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing, Other
• Nutrition Sciences
• Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene
• Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Ocean Engineering
• Oceanography, Chemical & Physical
• Operations Management & Supervision
• Optics/Optical Sciences
• Organic Chemistry
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Ornamental Horticulture
• Orthotist/Prosthetist
• Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies
• Painting
• Paleontology
• Panjabi Language & Literature
• Parasitology
• Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries, Other
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
• Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
• Perioperative/Operating and Surgical Nurse/Nur
• Personality Psychology
• Petroleum Engineering
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy (PharmD, BS/BPharm)
• Pharmacy Administration & Pharmacy Policy & Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy Technician
• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, & Administration, Other
• Philosophy
• Philosophy & Religion, Other
• Philosophy, Other
• Photography
• Physical & Theoretical Chemistry
• Physical Anthropology
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Physical Therapy Assistant
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Physician Assistant
• Physics Teacher Education
• Physics, General
• Physics, Other
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Piano & Organ
• Planetary Astronomy & Science
• Plant Genetics
• Plant Nursery Operations & Management
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Plant Physiology
• Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management
• Plant Sciences, General
• Plant Sciences, Other
• Plasma & High-Temperature Physics
• Playwriting & Screenwriting
• Polish Language & Literature
• Polish Studies
• Political Communications
• Political Science & Government, General
• Political Science & Government, Other
• Polymer Chemistry
• Polymer/Plastics Engineering
• Portuguese Language & Literature
• Poultry Science
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Nursing Studies
• Pre-Pharmacy Studies
• Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
• Printmaking
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
• Psychology Teacher Education
• Psychology, General
• Psychology, Other
• Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology
• Public Finance
• Public Health Education & Promotion
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Public/Applied History & Archival Administration
• Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions & Contracts Management
• Rabbinical Studies (M.H.L./Rav)
• Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
• Radio & Television
• Range Science & Management
• Reading Teacher Education
• Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions, Other
• Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies, Other
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Respiratory Therapy/Therapist
• Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General
• Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• Romanian Language & Literature
• Russian Language & Literature
• Russian Studies
• Sales & Marketing Operations/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education
• Sanskrit & Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Scandinavian Studies
• School Psychology
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Sculpture
• Security & Loss Prevention Services
• Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General
• Serbian, Croatian, & Serbo-Croatian Languages & Literatures
• Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General
• Slavic Studies
• Slavic, Baltic, & Albanian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• Slovak Language & Literature
• Social Psychology
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Sciences, General
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Soil Science & Agronomy, General
• Solid State & Low-Temperature Physics
• South Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General
• South Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• South Asian Studies
• Southeast Asian & Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other
• Southeast Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General
• Southeast Asian Studies
• Spanish & Iberian Studies
• Spanish Language & Literature
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Speech & Rhetorical Studies
• Speech Teacher Education
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Sport & Fitness Administration/Management
• Statistics, General
• Structural Engineering
• Surgical Technology/Technologist
• Surveying Engineering
• Swedish Language & Literature
• Systems Engineering
• Talmudic Studies
• Tamil Language & Literature
• Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
• Technical & Business Writing
• Technical Teacher Education
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design & Technology
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Textile Sciences & Engineering
• Thai Language & Literature
• Theatre Literature, History & Criticism
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
• Theological & ministerial Studies, Other
• Theological Studies & Religious Vocations, Other
• Theology/Theological Studies
• Theoretical & Mathematical Physics
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
• Tibetan Language & Literature
• Tibetan Studies
• Topology & Foundations
• Toxicology
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Transportation & Highway Engineering
• Turf & Turfgrass Management
• Turkic, Ural-Altaic, Caucasian, & Central Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other (N
• Turkish Language & Literature
• Ukraine Studies
• Ukrainian Language & Literature
• Ural-Altaic & Central Asian Studies
• Urdu Language & Literature
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician & Veterinary Assistant
• Vietnamese Language & Literature
• Violin, Viola, Guitar & Other Stringed Instruments
• Virology
• Visual & Performing Arts, General
• Visual & Performing Arts, Other
• Voice & Opera
• Water Resources Engineering
• Western European Studies
• Women's Studies
• Zoology/Animal Biology

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