CIP Code 50.0402 - Commercial and Advertising Art

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 50.0402

Code
50.0402
Level
6-digit program, CIP 2020
Official title
Commercial and Advertising Art
STEM
No
IPEDS
Valid for completions reporting

Definition

National Center for Education Statistics, CIP 2020.

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.

Classification scope

Examples

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

  • Sign Painting
  • Commercial Art Painting

Classified elsewhere

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

Where CIP 50.0402 sits in the hierarchy

2-digit series 50 Visual and Performing Arts 4-digit series Direct parent 50.04 Design and Applied Arts
6-digit program Current 50.0402 Commercial and Advertising Art

Related programs in 50.04

9 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.

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Using CIP 50.0402

What is CIP Code 50.0402?

CIP Code 50.0402 is the CIP 2020 6-digit program Commercial and Advertising Art.

Is CIP Code 50.0402 a STEM-designated program?

No. CIP Code 50.0402 is not on the DHS STEM designated degree program list used on this site.

Sources for CIP 50.0402

  • 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.