CIP Code 51.2003 - Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

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 51.2003

Code
51.2003
Level
6-digit program, CIP 2020
Official title
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
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 formulation of medicinal substances into product vehicles capable of being stored, transported, and then introduced into the patient and behaving in ways optimal to therapeutic interaction. Includes instruction in statistics, biopharmaceutics, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, physical pharmacy, pharmacological analysis, drug design and development, pharmacological biotechnology, chemical separations, spectroscopy, drug-host interactions, immunology, quantitative drug measurement, enzymatic transformations, and metabolic excretion.

Classification scope

Examples

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

  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS)
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (PhD)

Classified elsewhere

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

Where CIP 51.2003 sits in the hierarchy

2-digit series 51 Health Professions and Related Programs 4-digit series Direct parent 51.20 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
6-digit program Current 51.2003 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

Related programs in 51.20

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.

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Using CIP 51.2003

What is CIP Code 51.2003?

CIP Code 51.2003 is the CIP 2020 6-digit program Pharmaceutics and Drug Design.

Is CIP Code 51.2003 a STEM-designated program?

Yes. CIP Code 51.2003 is on the DHS STEM designated degree program list used on this site.

Sources for CIP 51.2003

  • 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.