CIP Code 26.1302 - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

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

SICCODE.com / CIP Lookup / 26 Hierarchy / 26.13 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology / CIP Code 26.1302 - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

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

Key facts for CIP 26.1302

Code
26.1302
Level
6-digit program, CIP 2020
Official title
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
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 ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology.

Classification scope

Classified elsewhere

NCES cross-references. This work belongs in another CIP code.

Where CIP 26.1302 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 26.1302 Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

Related programs in 26.13

11 official

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

CIP classifies programs. Occupations are linked through the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Industries are NAICS sectors from the BLS occupation-by-industry table for those occupations. This is not a placement rate, and it is not a direct CIP to NAICS or CIP to SIC crosswalk.

Business lists

Need companies in a related industry?

CIP codes classify programs, not companies. Request a NAICS or SIC business list for the industry you want to reach.

Request a business list

Using CIP 26.1302

What is CIP Code 26.1302?

CIP Code 26.1302 is the CIP 2020 6-digit program Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography.

Is CIP Code 26.1302 a STEM-designated program?

Yes. CIP Code 26.1302 is on the DHS STEM designated degree program list used on this site.

Sources for CIP 26.1302

  • 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.