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What is the purpose of the CIP Specialist Blog?

The purpose of the CIP Specialist Blog is to provide additional information about using the CIP and how to code different academic programs. These issues typically require a longer, more detailed response than what can be covered in the FAQs.

Who is the CIP Specialist?

The CIP Specialist is written by a team of NCES employees and contractors that are knowledgeable about the CIP. Please submit any questions or comments you might have by email to CIPSPECIALIST@ed.gov.

How often will the CIP Specialist be published?

A new CIP Specialist blog will be published approximately every other month or more frequently if needed. Whenever a new blog is released, it will be announced in This Week in IPEDS, and the NCES and IPEDS Twitter Feeds.

Healthcare CIP Codes

CIP 2020 includes 459 new 6-digit CIP Codes and the creation of Series 61 (Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs).

Posted: October 30, 2020 Share:

CIP Series 1 - Agriculture CIP Codes

In CIP 2020, Series 01 was renamed from Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences to Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields.

Posted: October 30, 2020 Share:

CIP SOC Crosswalk

The crosswalk matches postsecondary programs of study providing graduates with skills and knowledge to be successful in their occupations.

Posted: November 9, 2020 Share:

CIP Series 13 - Education CIP Codes

A program that prepares individuals to teach students at more than one educational level.

Posted: December 10, 2020 Share:

Single CIP Code Institutions

Exploring single CIP Code institutions, which are institutions that report all their awards under a single CIP code.

Posted: May 25, 2021 Share:

Finding Data on CIP Codes

Over the last few months, NCES has been receiving questions such as “How can I find a list of schools that use a specific CIP Code?” and “How can I find what CIP Codes my postsecondary institution uses?” . The quickest and easiest way to answer both of these questions is to use NCES website College Navigator, which presents the data collected from the IPEDS surveys for each postsecondary institution.

Posted: June 29, 2021 Share:

Exploring CIP Codes Using IPEDS Completions Data

The purpose of this blog is (1) To demonstrate how to view CIP Codes used by a specific institution with IPEDS online data tools and (2) Explain how to interpret IPEDS Completions Data.

Posted: October 14, 2021 Share:

A Rose by Any Other Name

In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks from her balcony, “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” (2.2.46-47). But does the same apply to CIP Codes?

Posted: November 21, 2022 Share:

Changing CIP Codes: Part 1

This blog is the first in a two-part series that discusses the process of changing the CIP Code(s). Part I explains how to add or remove CIP Codes to the DHS STEM Designated Degree List.

Posted: November 21, 2022 Share:

Changing CIP Codes: Part 2

This blog is the second in a two-part series and describes how faculty/staff at IPEDS institutions request to change the CIP Code that describes their academic program.

Posted: November 21, 2022 Share:

Changing CIP Codes: Part 3

On July 12, 2023, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVIS) office published a notice in the federal register announcing, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was amending their list of STEM Designated CIP Codes to allow for 8 additional CIP codes.

Posted: September 9, 2023 Share: