occupational education students within each Field of study classifies students into three broad categories based on their major field of study: academic field of study (e.g., fine and performing arts, humanities, mathematics, and science), career/technical or occupational field of study (e.g., business and marketing, computer sciences, education, health care), and undeclared field of study. See the postsecondary taxonomy for more information on fields of study. ">field of study and credential goal, by selected institution type: 2011–12" />
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Table P126. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking subbacalaureate occupational education students within each field of study and credential goal, by selected institution type: 2011–12
Field of study and credential goal Number of students   All
institutions		   Public
2-year
institutions		   Private
for-profit
institutions		     All other
institutions		     More
than one
institution		  
                             
All credential-seeking subbaccalaureate
   occupational education students		 8,449,000   100.0   64.7   20.4     8.5     6.4  
                             
Agriculture and natural resources 93,000   100.0   81.6   1.2 !   12.1     5.1  
Business and marketing 1,410,000   100.0   73.4   12.1     7.7     6.8  
Communications and design 253,000   100.0   69.3   17.1     6.3     7.3  
Computer and information sciences 532,000   100.0   70.2   18.6     5.5     5.6  
Consumer services 701,000   100.0   40.7   49.5     4.8     4.9  
Education 470,000   100.0   75.6   7.6     8.5     8.4  
Engineering and architecture 560,000   100.0   73.0   9.8     9.7     7.5  
Health sciences 3,033,000   100.0   60.7   22.6     9.8     6.9  
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation 592,000   100.0   60.9   25.3     11.4     2.5  
Protective services 546,000   100.0   68.9   18.3     6.9     6.0  
Public, legal, and social services 259,000   100.0   67.8   15.3     9.2     7.7  
                             
Certificate in occupational education 1,747,000   100.0   35.9   48.5     11.3     4.3  
                             
Agriculture and natural resources 9,000 ! 100.0   89.6   8.7 !   1.6 !   0.1 !
Business and marketing 95,000   100.0   64.6   18.2     14.2     3.1 !
Communications and design 17,000   100.0   49.2   11.2 !   20.4 !   19.2 !
Computer and information sciences 51,000   100.0   79.3   9.5 !   6.4 !   4.8 !
Consumer services 387,000   100.0   14.3   77.3     4.3     4.1  
Education 45,000   100.0   31.6   32.8 !   27.4 !   8.2 !
Engineering and architecture 67,000   100.0   66.7   18.0     11.5 !   3.9  
Health sciences 780,000   100.0   33.7   49.7     11.9     4.6  
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation 250,000   100.0   43.5   40.0     14.3     2.1  
Protective services 27,000   100.0   51.1   15.1 !   27.0     6.8 !
Public, legal, and social services 19,000   100.0   51.6   21.1 !   22.2 !   5.1 !
                             
Associate's degree in occupational education 6,701,000   100.0   72.2   13.1     7.8     7.0  
                             
Agriculture and natural resources 84,000   100.0   80.8   0.5 !   13.1     5.6  
Business and marketing 1,315,000   100.0   74.1   11.6     7.2     7.1  
Communications and design 236,000   100.0   70.8   17.5     5.2     6.4  
Computer and information sciences 481,000   100.0   69.3   19.6     5.4     5.7  
Consumer services 313,000   100.0   73.4   15.2     5.5     5.9  
Education 425,000   100.0   80.2   4.9     6.5     8.4  
Engineering and architecture 493,000   100.0   73.9   8.7     9.4     7.9  
Health sciences 2,253,000   100.0   70.1   13.1     9.1     7.7  
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation 342,000   100.0   73.6   14.5     9.2     2.8  
Protective services 519,000   100.0   69.8   18.4     5.9     5.9  
Public, legal, and social services 241,000   100.0   69.1   14.9     8.2     7.9  
! Interpret with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between 30 and 50.
NOTE: Data include the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Increases in the number or proportion of students with occupational and academic majors from 2008 to 2012, and decreases in undeclared majors, may be caused in part by a methodological change. In 2012, but not in 2008, students with an undeclared major were asked their intended major; those with an intended major were coded as having a major field of study rather than as undeclared.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2011–12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:12).

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