Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

Postsecondary Taxonomy

The following exhibits list the postsecondary taxonomies used to classify students' majors. The postsecondary taxonomies link to the Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes, as indicated in the exhibits.

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Exhibit 1. Postsecondary taxonomy categories and 2-digit Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2010 codes, for academic and occupational education: Used for all tables except as noted below in Exhibit 2

Academic education

Visual and performing arts	50

Humanities
Foreign languages	16
Liberal arts	24
Philosophy and religious studies	38
Interdisciplinary studies	30
English/letters	23
Natural sciences and mathematics
Biological sciences	26
Physical sciences	40
Mathematics	27
Social sciences and history
Social sciences (includes anthropology, economics, geography, political science/government, and sociology)	45
Area/ethnic studies	05
History	54
Psychology	42

Occupational education

Agriculture and natural resources
Agriculture	01
Natural resources	03
Business and marketing	52
Communication and communications technologies
Communication and journalism	09
Communications technologies	10
Computer and information sciences	11
Consumer services
Family and consumer sciences (includes child care, family studies, and nutrition services)	19
Personal and culinary services	12
Parks, recreation, and fitness	31
Education	13
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies
Architecture	04
Engineering	14
Engineering technologies	15
Military technologies	29
Science technologies	41
Health sciences	51
Protective services
Protective services	43
Military science	28
Public, legal, and social services
Legal professions and studies	22
Library science	25
Public administration and social services	44
Theology and religious vocations	39
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation
Construction	46
Repair	47
Manufacturing	48
Transportation	49

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Exhibit 2. Postsecondary taxonomy categories and Classification of Instruction Programs (CIP) 2000 codes, for academic education and career education: Used for “Persistence and Attainment” tables and “Labor Market Outcomes” tables

Postsecondary taxonomy categories	CIP 2000 code
Liberal Arts (Academic) Education

Fine/performing arts (excludes design; includes dance, film/video/photographic arts, fine arts and music)	50., except 50.04
Humanities
Foreign languages	16.
Liberal/general studies	24.
Philosophy and religion	38.
Interdisciplinary studies	30.
Letters/English	23.
Mathematics	27.
Science
Biological/life sciences	26.
Physical sciences	40.
Social and behavioral sciences
Social sciences (includes anthropology, economics, geography, political science/government, and sociology)	45.
Area/ethnic studies	05.
History	54.
Psychology	42.

Career Education (career/technical education at the subbaccalaureate level)

Agriculture and natural resources
Agriculture	01.
Natural resources/conservation	03.
Business management (includes accounting, entrepreneurship, finance management, and management information systems)	52., except 52.04, 52.14, 52.15, 52.18, 52.19
Business support	52.04
Communications and design
Communications technologies	10.
Design (includes commercial art, fashion design, and interior design)	50.04
Journalism and other communications	09.
Computer and information sciences	11
Consumer services
Family and consumer sciences (includes child care, family studies, and nutrition services)	19., except 19.09
Personal and culinary services	12.
Parks, recreation and fitness	31.
Education	13.
Engineering, architecture and science technologies
Architecture	04.
Engineering	14.
Engineering technologies	15.
Military technologies	29.
Science technologies	41.
Health sciences	51.
Marketing
Marketing	52.14
Real estate	52.15
Sales and merchandising	52.18, 52.19
Protective services	43.
Public, legal, and social services
Law/legal studies	22.
Library sciences	25.
Public administration and social service	44.
Theology	39.
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation
Apparel and textiles	19.09
Construction	46.
Repair	47.
Manufacturing	48.
Transportation	49.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2002). Classification of Instructional Programs: 2000.

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