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Table P180. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduate students across credential goals, by curricular area and occupational field of study: 2015–16

Curricular area and occupational field of study	Subbaccalaureate credential						Bachelor’s degree
Curricular area and occupational field of study	Any subbacca- laureate credential		Certificate		Associate’s degree		Bachelor’s degree
All credential-seeking students	52.0		9.0		43.0		48.0
Curricular area and occupational field of study
Academic education	47.0		2.8		44.2		53.0
Occupational education, total	53.5		12.0		41.6		46.5
Agriculture and natural resources	40.1		7.9		32.2		59.9
Business and marketing	41.5		4.0		37.5		58.5
Communication and communications technologies	24.6		4.1	!	20.5		75.4
Computer and information sciences	52.3		5.9		46.3		47.7
Consumer services¹	57.4		26.2		31.2		42.6
Education	44.2		4.0		40.2		55.8
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	42.4		6.0		36.4		57.6
Health sciences	68.2		18.1		50.1		31.8
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	93.7		52.8		40.9		6.3
Protective services	59.6		7.2		52.4		40.4
Public, legal, and social services²	44.8		4.5		40.4		55.2
Undecided	73.1		6.5		66.6		26.9

! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error is between 30 and 50 percent of the estimate.
¹Includes personal and culinary services; family, consumer, and human sciences; and parks, recreation, and fitness studies.
²Includes legal professions and studies; library science; theology and religious vocations; and public administration and social services.
NOTE: Academic education consists of English/letters, foreign languages, interdisciplinary studies, liberal arts, natural sciences and mathematics, philosophy and religious studies, social and behavioral sciences (area/ethnic studies, history, international relations and affairs, political science, psychology, and other social sciences), and visual and performing arts. Data include students enrolled in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The estimated number of credential-seeking undergraduates is approximately 18,716,000. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2015–16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16).

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