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149 fieldsOfficial education crosswalk

Acoustics

CIP 2020 · 40.0809

4 careers →

Aerospace Physiology and Medicine

CIP 2020 · 26.0912

4 careers →

Algebra and Number Theory

CIP 2020 · 27.0102

5 careers →

Analysis and Functional Analysis

CIP 2020 · 27.0103

5 careers →

Analytical Chemistry

CIP 2020 · 40.0502

6 careers →

Anatomy

CIP 2020 · 26.0403

10 careers →

Animal Genetics

CIP 2020 · 26.0804

8 careers →

Animal Physiology

CIP 2020 · 26.0707

9 careers →

Anthrozoology

CIP 2020 · 30.3401

7 careers →

Applied Mathematics, General

CIP 2020 · 27.0301

13 careers →

Applied Mathematics, Other

CIP 2020 · 27.0399

10 careers →

Applied Statistics, General

CIP 2020 · 27.0601

12 careers →

Astronomy

CIP 2020 · 40.0201

3 careers →

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other

CIP 2020 · 40.0299

4 careers →

Astrophysics

CIP 2020 · 40.0202

4 careers →

Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology

CIP 2020 · 40.0402

4 careers →

Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics

CIP 2020 · 40.0403

4 careers →

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General

CIP 2020 · 40.0401

7 careers →

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other

CIP 2020 · 40.0499

5 careers →

Atomic/Molecular Physics

CIP 2020 · 40.0802

5 careers →

Biochemistry

CIP 2020 · 26.0202

8 careers →

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

CIP 2020 · 26.0210

10 careers →

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other

CIP 2020 · 26.0299

9 careers →

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other

CIP 2020 · 26.9999

10 careers →

Biological and Physical Sciences

CIP 2020 · 30.0101

5 careers →

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

CIP 2020 · 26.0101

16 careers →

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other

CIP 2020 · 26.1199

14 careers →

Biometry/Biometrics

CIP 2020 · 26.1101

11 careers →

Biophysics

CIP 2020 · 26.0203

6 careers →

Biopsychology

CIP 2020 · 30.1001

7 careers →

This directory covers fields present in the published education crosswalk. It is not a complete CIP classification or a list of currently available college programs. A relationship is a research lead, not an admission, licensing or employment requirement.

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Education relationships: O*NET® Resource Center crosswalks, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, based on NCES CIP data. CIP 2020 → O*NET-SOC 2019, source edition July 2024. Used under CC BY 4.0. StudyIndex groups the source relationships and adds exploration pages; no USDOL/ETA endorsement.