Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

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Table P203. Number and percentage distribution of undergraduate credentials awarded by Title IV postsecondary institutions, by field of study: United States, 2005–06 to 2016–17

Field of study	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17

Total number, all undergraduate credentials	2,913,349	2,980,664	3,062,379	3,193,403	3,434,614	3,690,045	3,802,998	3,815,137	3,844,641	3,870,508	3,868,311	3,907,881

Academic education fields	926,853	953,394	975,325	1,005,265	1,054,713	1,118,643	1,192,476	1,218,357	1,236,028	1,252,028	1,271,785	1,292,845
Interdisciplinary studies	47,493	51,062	54,071	54,949	57,308	69,041	75,378	77,812	79,287	79,753	82,450	83,697
Languages, arts, and philosophy	209,657	214,361	215,187	217,603	219,625	224,841	231,397	230,864	225,460	219,266	205,734	203,763
Liberal arts/general studies¹	293,503	298,822	305,835	322,286	348,327	379,512	417,901	425,301	438,717	456,440	481,869	498,455
Science and mathematics	108,673	115,979	120,223	124,365	131,988	139,960	150,139	159,383	167,001	175,035	181,936	187,751
Social and behavioral sciences	267,527	273,170	280,009	286,062	297,465	305,289	317,661	324,997	325,563	321,534	319,796	319,179

Occupational education fields	1,986,496	2,027,270	2,086,663	2,188,138	2,379,901	2,571,402	2,610,522	2,596,780	2,608,613	2,618,480	2,596,526	2,615,036
Agriculture and natural resources	34,805	34,474	35,552	36,428	37,757	41,202	43,828	46,478	47,837	49,972	51,349	53,237
Business	476,927	486,899	498,205	517,625	533,903	551,814	556,992	546,320	545,009	558,501	562,780	571,763
Communication and communication technologies	87,612	89,303	93,512	96,975	100,723	103,465	105,779	107,863	111,690	116,063	118,406	120,092
Computer and information sciences	100,751	88,326	86,642	89,135	96,543	108,573	115,008	118,405	126,634	130,679	131,103	141,083
Consumer services	180,649	180,747	190,071	199,629	215,370	238,039	255,121	263,874	259,174	254,978	245,334	240,906
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	144,825	145,550	149,815	154,275	166,560	183,418	186,219	185,972	193,640	201,236	208,740	219,136
Health sciences	535,608	562,345	588,545	641,535	738,969	810,431	800,824	776,183	767,846	754,814	735,974	727,699
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	149,092	158,913	164,368	168,865	189,067	207,524	201,565	201,988	210,581	213,895	215,017	218,307
Protective services	89,375	96,681	98,867	102,721	111,162	124,545	135,057	141,541	142,635	142,501	138,472	134,970
Public, legal, and social services	186,852	184,032	181,086	180,950	189,847	202,391	210,129	208,156	203,567	195,841	189,351	187,843

Unspecified fields	0	0	391	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Total percentage distribution, all undergraduate credentials	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Academic education fields	31.8	32.0	31.8	31.5	30.7	30.3	31.4	31.9	32.1	32.3	32.9	33.1
Interdisciplinary studies	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1
Languages, arts, and philosophy	7.2	7.2	7.0	6.8	6.4	6.1	6.1	6.1	5.9	5.7	5.3	5.2
Liberal arts/general studies¹	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.3	11.0	11.1	11.4	11.8	12.5	12.8
Science and mathematics	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.2	4.3	4.5	4.7	4.8
Social and behavioral sciences	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.0	8.7	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.3	8.3	8.2

Occupational education fields	68.2	68.0	68.1	68.5	69.3	69.7	68.6	68.1	67.9	67.7	67.1	66.9
Agriculture and natural resources	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4
Business	16.4	16.3	16.3	16.2	15.5	15.0	14.6	14.3	14.2	14.4	14.5	14.6
Communication and communication technologies	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.1
Computer and information sciences	3.5	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.6
Consumer services	6.2	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.5	6.7	6.9	6.7	6.6	6.3	6.2
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	5.0	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.2	5.4	5.6
Health sciences	18.4	18.9	19.2	20.1	21.5	22.0	21.1	20.3	20.0	19.5	19.0	18.6
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	5.1	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.5	5.6	5.3	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6
Protective services	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.4	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5
Public, legal, and social services	6.4	6.2	5.9	5.7	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.1	4.9	4.8

Unspecified fields	0.0	0.0	#	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

# Rounds to zero.

¹Since 2008, the number of subbaccalaureate certificates awarded in “liberal arts/general studies” has increased sharply, as some states and institutions now award these certificates as evidence of progression toward another credential; thus, some of these certificates might not represent completion certificates.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe and in this table because they are federally funded and open to the public. For all years, academic and occupational education fields of study are based on the 2010 Classification of Instructional Programs, and are defined here as the fields listed in the table. See https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ctes/tables/postsec_tax.asp for the taxonomy linking CIP codes and fields of study. Credential counts are based on the Completions file reference year, which is the year prior to the data collection year (e.g., 2016–17 for collection year 2017–18). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Institutional Characteristics (IC) and Completions components, 2006–07 through 2017–18.

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