Education Codes and Groups

The following list displays detailed education categories within major and minor education group. Scroll the screen up or down to see the complete list. Refer to the note at the end of the list for a discussion of SUPPRESSED categories.

Computer and Mathematical Sciences (Major Code = 1)

Computer and information sciences (Minor code = 11) Mathematical sciences (Minor code = 12) SUPPRESSED-Computer scientists and mathematicians (Minor code = 19)

Life and Related Sciences (Major Code = 2)

Agricultural and food sciences (Minor code = 21) Biological sciences (Minor code = 22) Environmental life sciences, including forestry sciences (Minor code = 23) SUPPRESSED-Life scientists (Minor code = 29)

Physical and Related Sciences (Major Code = 3)

Chemistry, except biochemisty (Minor code = 31) Earth science, geology and oceanography (Minor code = 32) Physics and astronomy (Minor code = 33) Other physical sciences (Minor code = 34) SUPPRESSED-Physical and related scientists (Minor code = 39)

Social and Related Sciences (Major Code = 4)

Economics (Minor code = 41) Political science and related sciences (Minor code = 42) Psychology (Minor code = 43) Sociology and anthropology (Minor code = 44) Other social sciences (Minor code = 45) SUPPRESSED - Social scientists (Minor code = 48)

Engineering (Major Code = 5)

Aerospace and related engineering (Minor code = 51) Chemical engineering (Minor code = 52) Civil and architectural engineering (Minor code = 53) Electrical, electronic, computer and communications engineering (Minor code = 54) Industrial engineering (Minor code = 55) Mechanical engineering (Minor code = 56) Other engineering (Minor code = 57) SUPPRESSED-Engineers (Minor code = 58) SUPPRESSED-All S&E major groups (Minor code = 59)

Non S&E (Major Code = 6)

Management and administration (Minor code = 61) Health and related (Minor code = 62) Teaching and related (except S&E and postsecondary) (Minor code = 63) Social service and related (Minor code = 65) Technology and technical (Minor code = 66) Sales and marketing (Minor code = 67) Art, humanities and related (Minor code = 68) Other non-S&E (Minor code = 69)

Other categories (Major Code = 9)


SUPPRESSED Categories

Data on the National Survey of College Graduates was altered to maintain the confidentiality of survey respondents. Whenever there were fewer than 3 records in a division of residence with the same field of study code, a new suppressed field of study code was created. The new code, labeled as SUPPRESSED, may be combined with the "other" category associated with the affected field of study when preparing tables.

Updated: February 25, 1998