CIP Code 51.1201 - Medicine

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 51.1201

Code
51.1201
Level
6-digit program, CIP 2020
Official title
Medicine
4-digit series
51.12 Medicine
STEM
No
IPEDS
Valid for completions reporting

Definition

National Center for Education Statistics, CIP 2020.

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of medicine, involving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses, injuries, and other disorders of the human body. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, examination and diagnosis, patient communications, medical ethics and law, professional standards, and rotations in specialties such as internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, neurology, ophthalmology, radiology, clinical pathology, anesthesiology, family medicine, and psychiatry.

Classification scope

Examples

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

  • Medicine (MD)
  • Allopathic Medicine

Where CIP 51.1201 sits in the hierarchy

2-digit series 51 Health Professions and Related Programs 4-digit series Direct parent 51.12 Medicine
6-digit program Current 51.1201 Medicine

Related programs in 51.12

3 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 51.1201

What is CIP Code 51.1201?

CIP Code 51.1201 is the CIP 2020 6-digit program Medicine.

Is CIP Code 51.1201 a STEM-designated program?

No. CIP Code 51.1201 is not on the DHS STEM designated degree program list used on this site.

Sources for CIP 51.1201

  • 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.