CIP Code 26.1301 - Ecology

CIP 2020 · 6-digit program · National Center for Education Statistics

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CIP 2020 6-digit program. Official National Center for Education Statistics classification.

Key facts for CIP 26.1301

Code
26.1301
Level
6-digit program, CIP 2020
Official title
Ecology
STEM
Yes, on the DHS STEM list used here
IPEDS
Valid for completions reporting

Definition

National Center for Education Statistics, CIP 2020.

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the relationships and interactions of small-scale biological systems, such as organisms, to each other, to complex and whole systems, and to the physical and other non-biological aspects of their environments. Includes instruction in biogeochemistry; landscape and/or marine/aquatic dynamics; decomposition; global and regional elemental budgets; biotic and abiotic regulation of nutrient cycles; ecophysiology; ecosystem resilience, disturbance, and succession; community and habitat dynamics; organismal interactions (co-evolution, competition, predation); paleoecology; and evolutionary ecology.

Classification scope

Examples

Common catalog titles. Not a complete list of college major names.

  • Ecosystem Science

Where CIP 26.1301 sits in the hierarchy

2-digit series 26 Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4-digit series Direct parent 26.13 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
6-digit program Current 26.1301 Ecology

Related programs in 26.13

11 official

Other 6-digit programs in this 4-digit series.

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Using CIP 26.1301

What is CIP Code 26.1301?

CIP Code 26.1301 is the CIP 2020 6-digit program Ecology.

Is CIP Code 26.1301 a STEM-designated program?

Yes. CIP Code 26.1301 is on the DHS STEM designated degree program list used on this site.

Sources for CIP 26.1301

  • Official classification source National Center for Education Statistics. Classification of Instructional Programs, CIP 2020. NCES CIP 2020
  • Occupation crosswalk NCES and BLS CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk.

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, definition, examples, and cross-references are the NCES CIP 2020 text. STEM marks use the DHS STEM designated degree program list, archived July 12, 2023.