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The fields of study used in this book are from Classification of Instructional Programs, 2010 Edition, published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. In addition to the NCES fields, IIE has a separate category for Intensive English Language.
| FIELD OF STUDY CODES |
| AGRICULTURE |
| 01 Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences |
| 03 Natural Resources and Conservation |
| BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT |
| 52 Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services |
| COMMUNICATIONS AND JOURNALISM |
| 09 Communication, Journalism and Related Programs |
| 10 Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services |
| EDUCATION |
| 13 Education |
| ENGINEERING |
| 14 Engineering |
| 15 Engineering Technologies/Technicians |
| 29 Military Technologies and Applied Sciences |
| 46 Construction Trades |
| 47 Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians |
| 48 Precision Production |
| 49 Transportation and Materials Moving |
| FINE AND APPLIED ARTS |
| 04 Architecture and Related Services |
| 50 Visual and Performing Arts |
| HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
| 51 Health Professions and Related Clinical Services |
| 60 Residency Programs |
| HUMANITIES |
| 16 Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics |
| 23 English Language and Literature/Letters |
| 38 Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| 39 Theology and Religious Vocations |
| LEGAL STUDIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| 22 Legal Professions and Studies |
| 43 Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services |
| INTENSIVE ENGLISH |
| 96* Intensive English |
| INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL STUDIES |
| 94* International/Global Studies |
| MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE |
| 11 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services |
| 27 Mathematics and Statistics |
| PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES |
| 26 Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
| 40 Physical Sciences |
| 41 Science Technologies/Technicians |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY |
| 05 Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies |
| 42 Psychology |
| 44 Public Administration and Social Service Professions |
| 45 Social Sciences |
| 54 History |
| OTHER FIELDS OF STUDY |
| 12 Personal and Culinary Services |
| 19 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences |
| 24 Liberal Arts and Sciences and General Studies |
| 25 Library Sciences |
| 28 Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) |
| 30 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies |
| 31 Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies |
| 32 Basic Skills |
| UNDECLARED |
| 90 Undeclared |
| *IIE Code. |
| Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode. |
Before Open Doors 2015, the U.S. Study Abroad Survey fields of study did not follow the NCES’s Classification of Instructional Programs, 2010 Edition. As such, figures reported in prior years of the study abroad survey may not be entirely comparable to the current classification. In addition, IIE added a separate category of International/Global Studies to the study abroad survey. This field, combined with the NCES classification of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, allows for deeper analysis of study abroad trends from these fields.
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