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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Financial Value Transparency and
Gainful Employment: List of Approved
Classification of Instructional Program
(CIP) Codes for Qualifying Graduate
Programs
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary announces the
list of applicable CIP codes for
qualifying graduate programs that have
an extended earnings measurement
period under the Financial Value
Transparency and Gainful Employment
regulations.
DATES: The list of CIP codes published
in this notice apply to the first three
award years that the Secretary calculates
debt-to-earnings (D/E) rates and the
earnings premium (EP) measure under
subpart Q of 34 CFR part 668. This
period is established under the
regulatory definition of Qualifying
graduate program at § 668.2(b) as the
‘‘initial period,’’ and includes the 2023–
2024, 2024–2025, and 2025–2026 award
years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Massman, U.S. Department of
Education. Email: joe.massman@ed.gov.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability and wish to
access telecommunications relay
services, please dial 7–1–1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 10, 2023, the U.S. Department
of Education (Department) published
final regulations on Financial Value
Transparency (FVT) and Gainful
Employment (GE), which become
effective July 1, 2024 (88 FR 70004).
These regulations, in part, (1) Establish
a transparency framework to provide
information about financial costs and
benefits to students at nearly all
academic programs at postsecondary
institutions that are eligible to
participate in the student assistance
programs authorized under title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA); and (2) Establish an
eligibility framework for postsecondary
educational programs designed to
prepare students for gainful
employment in a recognized
occupation. Both the transparency and
accountability frameworks rely upon D/
E rates and an EP measure, as
established under §§ 668.403 and
668.404 respectively, to assess debt and
earnings outcomes for postsecondary
program graduates.
The calculation of these metrics is
based, in part, on the earnings of a
cohort of graduates measured several
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years after program completion. The
cohort period, as defined under
§ 668.2(b), is the set of award years used
to identify a group of students who
completed a program and whose debt
and earnings outcomes are used to
calculate the D/E rates and EP measure.
The specific years included in the
cohort period used in calculating D/E
and EP metrics for a given program
depend, in part, upon whether the
program is a qualifying graduate
program, as separately defined under
§ 668.2(b) Qualifying graduate program.
In developing the regulations, the
Department recognized that certain
graduate programs, mostly concentrated
in medical and clinical fields, are
associated with an initial period of
depressed graduate earnings while
graduates complete a required period of
postgraduate clinical or residency work
necessary to obtain a professional
licensure, after which graduates realize
significant earnings growth. For
purposes of calculating the D/E rates
and EP measure, the Department
therefore extends the earnings
measurement period for such qualifying
graduate programs, when compared to
other postsecondary programs. As an
example, a two-year cohort period for
most programs would be the third and
fourth award years prior to the year of
the most recent earnings data used in
the calculation. In contrast, the two-year
cohort period for a qualifying graduate
program would be the sixth and seventh
award years prior to the year of the
earnings data, meaning that income is
measured three years farther out after
graduation for completers of such
programs. These cohorts are used to
measure earnings for both the standard
and transitional reporting options under
the FVT/GE regulations.
To be treated as a qualifying graduate
program, a program must meet three
specific and rigorous criteria. First, the
program must be identified under the
CIP code list below as being potentially
eligible to be considered a qualified
graduate program. Second, the program
must be one whose students must
complete a ’’required postgraduation
training program’’ to obtain licensure,
which is a supervised training program
that (1) requires the student to hold a
degree in one of the qualifying fields
and (2) must be completed before the
student may be licensed by a State and
board certified for professional practice
or service. Third, the institution must
attest that at least half of the program’s
graduates obtain licensure in a State
where the postgraduation training
requirements apply, and that, if
necessary for licensure, the graduate
program is accredited by an accrediting
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agency that meets State requirements.
For the first criterion, paragraph
(1)(i)(A) of the regulatory definition of a
qualifying graduate program at
§ 668.2(b) provides a generalized list of
occupations for qualifying graduate
programs, which will apply to the first
three award years the Department
calculates the D/E rates and EP measure.
The qualifying fields for this initial
period include medicine, osteopathy,
dentistry, clinical psychology, marriage
and family counseling, clinical social
work, and clinical counseling.
The National Center for Education
Statistics provides a taxonomy of
instructional program classifications
and descriptions, most recently updated
in 2020, known as CIP codes. For
purposes of the FVT and GE regulations,
specific programs offered by institutions
are classified using a six-digit CIP code.
Consistent with this regulatory
definition, the Secretary identifies the
following graduate programs under their
respective CIP codes as being
potentially eligible to be considered a
qualified graduate program, conditional
on meeting all other required criteria:
Medicine, Osteopathy, Dentistry
• 14.0501: Biomedical/Medical
Engineering
• 26.0101: Biology/Biological Services,
General
• 26.0102: Biomedical Sciences,
General
• 26.0202: Biochemistry
• 26.0204: Molecular Biology
• 26.0205: Molecular Biochemistry
• 26.0207: Structural Biology
• 26.0208: Photobiology
• 26.0209: Radiation Biology/
Radiobiology
• 26.0210: Biochemistry/Biophysics
and Molecular Biology
• 26.0299: Biochemistry, Biophysics
and Molecular Biology, Other
• 26.0401: Cell/Cellular Biology and
Histology
• 26.0403: Anatomy
• 26.0404: Developmental Biology and
Embryology
• 26.0406: Cell/Cellular and Molecular
Biology
• 26.0407: Cell Biology and Anatomy
• 26.0499: Cell/Cellular Biology and
Anatomical Sciences, Other
• 26.0502: Microbiology, General
• 26.0503: Medical Microbiology and
Bacteriology
• 26.0504: Virology
• 26.0505: Parasitology
• 26.0506: Mycology
• 26.0507: Immunology
• 26.0508: Microbiology and
Immunology
• 26.0599: Microbiological Sciences and
Immunology, Other
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26.0802: Molecular Genetics
26.0806: Human/Medical Genetics
26.0807: Genome Sciences/Genomics
26.0899: Genetics, Other
26.0901: Physiology, General
26.0902: Molecular Physiology
26.0903: Cell Physiology
26.0904: Endocrinology
26.0905: Reproductive Biology
26.0907: Cardiovascular Science
26.0908: Exercise Physiology
26.0909: Vision Science/Physiological
Optics
26.0910: Pathology/Experimental
Pathology
26.0911: Oncology and Cancer
Biology
26.0912: Aerospace Physiology and
Medicine
26.0999: Physiology, Pathology, and
Related Sciences, Other
26.1001: Pharmacology
26.1002: Molecular Pharmacology
26.1003: Neuropharmacology
26.1004: Toxicology
26.1005: Molecular Toxicology
26.1006: Environmental Toxicology
26.1007: Pharmacology and
Toxicology
26.1099: Pharmacology and
Toxicology, Other
26.1101: Biometry/Biometrics
26.1102: Biostatistics
26.1103: Bioinformatics
26.1199: Biomathematics and
Bioinformatics, Other
26.1201: Biotechnology
26.1306: Population Biology
26.1309: Epidemiology
26.1399: Ecology, Evolution,
Systematics and Population Biology,
Other
26.1401: Molecular Medicine
26.1501: Neuroscience
26.1502: Neuroanatomy
26.1503: Neurobiology and
Neurophysiology
26.1504: Neurobiology and Behavior
26.1599: Neurobiology and
Neurosciences, Other
26.9999: Biological and Biomedical
Sciences, Other
30.1001: Biopsychology
30.1101: Gerontology
30.1901: Nutrition Sciences
51.0000: Health Services/Allied
Health/Health Sciences, General
51.0001: Health and Wellness,
General
51.0101: Chiropractic (DC)
51.0201: Communication Disorders,
General
51.0202: Audiology/Audiologist and
Hearing Services
51.0203: Speech-Language Pathology/
Pathologist
51.0204: Audiology/Audiologist and
Speech-Language Pathology/
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Sciences and Services, Other
• 51.0401: Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• 51.0501: Dental Clinical Sciences,
General (MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0502: Advanced General Dentistry
(Cert, MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0503: Oral Biology and Oral
Pathology (MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0504: Dental Public Health and
Education (Cert., MS/MPH, Ph.D./
DPH)
• 51.0505: Dental Materials (MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0506: Endodontics/Endodontology
(Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0507: Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
(Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0508: Orthodontics/
Orthodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0509: Pediatric Dentistry/
Pedodontics (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0510: Periodontics/Periodontology
(Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0511: Prosthodontics/
Prosthodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.0599: Advanced/Graduate
Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
• 51.0912: Physician Assistant
• 51.1201: Medicine (MD)
• 51.1401: Medical Scientist (MS,
Ph.D.)
• 51.1701: Optometry (OD)
• 51.1901: Osteopathic Medicine/
Osteopathy (DO)
• 51.2001: Pharmacy (PharmD [USA],
PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• 51.2002: Pharmacy Administration
and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory
Affairs (MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.2004: Medicinal and
Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.2008: Clinical, Hospital, and
Managed Care Pharmacy (MS, Ph.D.)
• 51.2010: Pharmaceutical Sciences
• 51.2099: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical
Sciences, and Administration, Other
• 51.2101: Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry
(DPM)
• 51.2314: Rehabilitation Science
• 51.2399: Rehabilitation and
Therapeutic Professions, Other
• 51.3101: Dietetics/Dietician (RD)
• 51.3199: Dietetics and Clinical
Nutrition Services, Other
• 51.9999: Health Professions and
Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Clinical Psychology, Marriage and
Family Counseling, Clinical Social
Work, Clinical Counseling
• 13.1101: Counselor Education/School
Counseling and Guidance Services
• 19.0701: Human Development and
Family Studies, General
• 19.0704: Family Systems
• 19.0707: Family and Community
Services
• 19.0710: Developmental Services
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• 19.0799: Human Development,
Family Studies, and Related Services,
Other
• 30.1001: Biopsychology
• 30.1701: Behavioral Sciences
• 30.2501: Cognitive Science
• 42.0101: Psychology, General
• 42.2701: Cognitive Psychology and
Psycholinguistics
• 42.2702: Comparative Psychology
• 42.2703: Developmental and Child
Psychology
• 42.2704: Experimental Psychology
• 42.2705: Personality Psychology
• 42.2706: Physiological Psychology/
Psychobiology
• 42.2707: Social Psychology
• 42.2708: Psychometrics and
Quantitative Psychology
• 42.2709: Psychopharmacology
• 42.2799: Research and Experimental
Psychology, Other
• 42.2801: Clinical Psychology
• 42.2802: Community Psychology
• 42.2803: Counseling Psychology
• 42.2804: Industrial and
Organizational Psychology
• 42.2805: School Psychology
• 42.2806: Educational Psychology
• 42.2807: Clinical Child Psychology
• 42.2808: Environmental Psychology
• 42.2809: Geropsychology
• 42.2810: Health/Medical Psychology
• 42.2811: Family Psychology
• 42.2812: Forensic Psychology
• 42.2813: Applied Psychology
• 42.2814: Applied Behavior Analysis
• 42.2899: Clinical, Counseling and
Applied Psychology, Other
• 42.9999: Psychology, Other
• 44.0701: Social Work
• 44.0702: Youth Services/
Administration
• 44.0799: Social Work, Other
• 51.1501: Substance Abuse/Addiction
Counseling
• 51.1503: Clinical/Medical Social
Work
• 51.1504: Community Health Services/
Liaison/Counseling
• 51.1505: Marriage and Family
Therapy/Counseling
• 51.1506: Clinical Pastoral Counseling/
Patient Counseling
• 51.1507: Psychoanalysis and
Psychotherapy
• 51.1508: Mental Health Counseling/
Counselor
• 51.1509: Genetic Counseling/
Counselor
• 51.1599: Mental and Social Health
Sciences and Allied Professions,
Other
As further described in the regulatory
definition of a qualifying graduate
program, the above list of eligible
professions applies only to the initial
three award years the Department
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calculates the D/E and EP metrics.
Following this initial period, and every
three award years thereafter, the
Secretary will publish an updated list of
CIP codes that contains qualifying
graduate programs, identifying fields
that lead to a graduate degree for which
graduates must complete postgraduate
training programs averaging at least
three years to complete and for which
the Secretary determines that a majority
of programs demonstrate outlier
earnings growth.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment: List of
Approved Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Codes for
Qualifying Graduate Programs
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the list of applicable CIP codes for
qualifying graduate programs that have an extended earnings measurement
period under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment
regulations.
DATES: The list of CIP codes published in this notice apply to the
first three award years that the Secretary calculates debt-to-earnings
(D/E) rates and the earnings premium (EP) measure under subpart Q of 34
CFR part 668. This period is established under the regulatory
definition of Qualifying graduate program at Sec. 668.2(b) as the
``initial period,'' and includes the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-
2026 award years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Massman, U.S. Department of
Education. Email: [email protected].
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) published final regulations on Financial Value
Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE), which become effective
July 1, 2024 (88 FR 70004). These regulations, in part, (1) Establish a
transparency framework to provide information about financial costs and
benefits to students at nearly all academic programs at postsecondary
institutions that are eligible to participate in the student assistance
programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended (HEA); and (2) Establish an eligibility framework for
postsecondary educational programs designed to prepare students for
gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Both the transparency
and accountability frameworks rely upon D/E rates and an EP measure, as
established under Sec. Sec. 668.403 and 668.404 respectively, to
assess debt and earnings outcomes for postsecondary program graduates.
The calculation of these metrics is based, in part, on the earnings
of a cohort of graduates measured several years after program
completion. The cohort period, as defined under Sec. 668.2(b), is the
set of award years used to identify a group of students who completed a
program and whose debt and earnings outcomes are used to calculate the
D/E rates and EP measure. The specific years included in the cohort
period used in calculating D/E and EP metrics for a given program
depend, in part, upon whether the program is a qualifying graduate
program, as separately defined under Sec. 668.2(b) Qualifying graduate
program.
In developing the regulations, the Department recognized that
certain graduate programs, mostly concentrated in medical and clinical
fields, are associated with an initial period of depressed graduate
earnings while graduates complete a required period of postgraduate
clinical or residency work necessary to obtain a professional
licensure, after which graduates realize significant earnings growth.
For purposes of calculating the D/E rates and EP measure, the
Department therefore extends the earnings measurement period for such
qualifying graduate programs, when compared to other postsecondary
programs. As an example, a two-year cohort period for most programs
would be the third and fourth award years prior to the year of the most
recent earnings data used in the calculation. In contrast, the two-year
cohort period for a qualifying graduate program would be the sixth and
seventh award years prior to the year of the earnings data, meaning
that income is measured three years farther out after graduation for
completers of such programs. These cohorts are used to measure earnings
for both the standard and transitional reporting options under the FVT/
GE regulations.
To be treated as a qualifying graduate program, a program must meet
three specific and rigorous criteria. First, the program must be
identified under the CIP code list below as being potentially eligible
to be considered a qualified graduate program. Second, the program must
be one whose students must complete a ''required postgraduation
training program'' to obtain licensure, which is a supervised training
program that (1) requires the student to hold a degree in one of the
qualifying fields and (2) must be completed before the student may be
licensed by a State and board certified for professional practice or
service. Third, the institution must attest that at least half of the
program's graduates obtain licensure in a State where the
postgraduation training requirements apply, and that, if necessary for
licensure, the graduate program is accredited by an accrediting agency
that meets State requirements. For the first criterion, paragraph
(1)(i)(A) of the regulatory definition of a qualifying graduate program
at Sec. 668.2(b) provides a generalized list of occupations for
qualifying graduate programs, which will apply to the first three award
years the Department calculates the D/E rates and EP measure. The
qualifying fields for this initial period include medicine, osteopathy,
dentistry, clinical psychology, marriage and family counseling,
clinical social work, and clinical counseling.
The National Center for Education Statistics provides a taxonomy of
instructional program classifications and descriptions, most recently
updated in 2020, known as CIP codes. For purposes of the FVT and GE
regulations, specific programs offered by institutions are classified
using a six-digit CIP code.
Consistent with this regulatory definition, the Secretary
identifies the following graduate programs under their respective CIP
codes as being potentially eligible to be considered a qualified
graduate program, conditional on meeting all other required criteria:
Medicine, Osteopathy, Dentistry
14.0501: Biomedical/Medical Engineering
26.0101: Biology/Biological Services, General
26.0102: Biomedical Sciences, General
26.0202: Biochemistry
26.0204: Molecular Biology
26.0205: Molecular Biochemistry
26.0207: Structural Biology
26.0208: Photobiology
26.0209: Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
26.0210: Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
26.0299: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
26.0401: Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
26.0403: Anatomy
26.0404: Developmental Biology and Embryology
26.0406: Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
26.0407: Cell Biology and Anatomy
26.0499: Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
26.0502: Microbiology, General
26.0503: Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
26.0504: Virology
26.0505: Parasitology
26.0506: Mycology
26.0507: Immunology
26.0508: Microbiology and Immunology
26.0599: Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
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26.0802: Molecular Genetics
26.0806: Human/Medical Genetics
26.0807: Genome Sciences/Genomics
26.0899: Genetics, Other
26.0901: Physiology, General
26.0902: Molecular Physiology
26.0903: Cell Physiology
26.0904: Endocrinology
26.0905: Reproductive Biology
26.0907: Cardiovascular Science
26.0908: Exercise Physiology
26.0909: Vision Science/Physiological Optics
26.0910: Pathology/Experimental Pathology
26.0911: Oncology and Cancer Biology
26.0912: Aerospace Physiology and Medicine
26.0999: Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
26.1001: Pharmacology
26.1002: Molecular Pharmacology
26.1003: Neuropharmacology
26.1004: Toxicology
26.1005: Molecular Toxicology
26.1006: Environmental Toxicology
26.1007: Pharmacology and Toxicology
26.1099: Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other
26.1101: Biometry/Biometrics
26.1102: Biostatistics
26.1103: Bioinformatics
26.1199: Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other
26.1201: Biotechnology
26.1306: Population Biology
26.1309: Epidemiology
26.1399: Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population
Biology, Other
26.1401: Molecular Medicine
26.1501: Neuroscience
26.1502: Neuroanatomy
26.1503: Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
26.1504: Neurobiology and Behavior
26.1599: Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other
26.9999: Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
30.1001: Biopsychology
30.1101: Gerontology
30.1901: Nutrition Sciences
51.0000: Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences,
General
51.0001: Health and Wellness, General
51.0101: Chiropractic (DC)
51.0201: Communication Disorders, General
51.0202: Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Services
51.0203: Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
51.0204: Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/
Pathologist
51.0299: Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other
51.0401: Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
51.0501: Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, Ph.D.)
51.0502: Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, Ph.D.)
51.0503: Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, Ph.D.)
51.0504: Dental Public Health and Education (Cert., MS/MPH,
Ph.D./DPH)
51.0505: Dental Materials (MS, Ph.D.)
51.0506: Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
51.0507: Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
51.0508: Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
51.0509: Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
51.0510: Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
51.0511: Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert., MS, Ph.D.)
51.0599: Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
51.0912: Physician Assistant
51.1201: Medicine (MD)
51.1401: Medical Scientist (MS, Ph.D.)
51.1701: Optometry (OD)
51.1901: Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
51.2001: Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
51.2002: Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and
Regulatory Affairs (MS, Ph.D.)
51.2004: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, Ph.D.)
51.2008: Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy (MS,
Ph.D.)
51.2010: Pharmaceutical Sciences
51.2099: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
Administration, Other
51.2101: Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (DPM)
51.2314: Rehabilitation Science
51.2399: Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
51.3101: Dietetics/Dietician (RD)
51.3199: Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
51.9999: Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences,
Other
Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Clinical Social
Work, Clinical Counseling
13.1101: Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance
Services
19.0701: Human Development and Family Studies, General
19.0704: Family Systems
19.0707: Family and Community Services
19.0710: Developmental Services Worker
19.0799: Human Development, Family Studies, and Related
Services, Other
30.1001: Biopsychology
30.1701: Behavioral Sciences
30.2501: Cognitive Science
42.0101: Psychology, General
42.2701: Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
42.2702: Comparative Psychology
42.2703: Developmental and Child Psychology
42.2704: Experimental Psychology
42.2705: Personality Psychology
42.2706: Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
42.2707: Social Psychology
42.2708: Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
42.2709: Psychopharmacology
42.2799: Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
42.2801: Clinical Psychology
42.2802: Community Psychology
42.2803: Counseling Psychology
42.2804: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
42.2805: School Psychology
42.2806: Educational Psychology
42.2807: Clinical Child Psychology
42.2808: Environmental Psychology
42.2809: Geropsychology
42.2810: Health/Medical Psychology
42.2811: Family Psychology
42.2812: Forensic Psychology
42.2813: Applied Psychology
42.2814: Applied Behavior Analysis
42.2899: Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other
42.9999: Psychology, Other
44.0701: Social Work
44.0702: Youth Services/Administration
44.0799: Social Work, Other
51.1501: Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
51.1503: Clinical/Medical Social Work
51.1504: Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
51.1505: Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
51.1506: Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling
51.1507: Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
51.1508: Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
51.1509: Genetic Counseling/Counselor
51.1599: Mental and Social Health Sciences and Allied
Professions, Other
As further described in the regulatory definition of a qualifying
graduate program, the above list of eligible professions applies only
to the initial three award years the Department
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calculates the D/E and EP metrics. Following this initial period, and
every three award years thereafter, the Secretary will publish an
updated list of CIP codes that contains qualifying graduate programs,
identifying fields that lead to a graduate degree for which graduates
must complete postgraduate training programs averaging at least three
years to complete and for which the Secretary determines that a
majority of programs demonstrate outlier earnings growth.
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