GSS Code List—Complete List of GSS Eligible Fields and Codes

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in
Science and Engineering (GSS) Fall 2019

GSS Code List
Complete List of GSS Eligible Fields and Codes
Contents:
Agricultural Science Fields ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Natural Resources and Conservation ..................................................................................................................... 1
Biological and Biomedical Science Fields ............................................................................................................... 2
Computer and Information Science Fields .............................................................................................................. 3
Geoscience, Atmospheric and Ocean Science Fields ............................................................................................ 4
Engineering Fields ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Health Fields............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Mathematics and Statistics Fields ........................................................................................................................... 7
Physical Science Fields ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Psychology Fields ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Social Science Fields .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies ....................................................................................................... 10
Do not include certificate programs. Do not include units that only award professional degrees at the
doctoral level, such as AuD, DDS, DED, DN, DNP, DO, DPM, DPT, DScPT, JD, MD, ND, OD, OTD, PharmD,
PsyD, or SLPD.

GSS Field Title

GSS
Code

CIP Program Title

Agricultural Science Fields
Agricultural Economics

901

• Agricultural Economics

• Natural Resource Economics

Agricultural Sciences

501

• Agricultural and Horticultural Plant
Breeding
• Agricultural Animal Breeding
• Agriculture, General
• Agriculture, Agriculture Operations,
and Related Sciences, Other
• Agroecology and Sustainable
Agriculture
• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Animal Health
• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Sciences, General
• Animal Sciences, Other
• Dairy Science
• Food Science
• Food Science and Technology,
Other

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Food Technology and Processing
Horticultural Science
International Agriculture
Livestock Management
Ornamental Horticulture Plant
Protection and Integrated Pest
Management
Plant Sciences, General
Plant Sciences, Other
Poultry Science
Range Science and Management
Soil Chemistry and Physics
Soil Microbiology
Soil Science and Agronomy
Soil Sciences, Other

Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Science and
Studies

510

• Environmental Science

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• Environmental Studies

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Forestry, Natural Resources
and Conservation

GSS
Code
511

CIP Program Title
• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and
Management
• Forest Management/Forest
Resources Management
• Forest Resources Production and
Management
• Forest Sciences and Biology
• Forestry, General
• Forestry, Other
• Land Use Planning and
Management/Development
• Natural Resources and
Conservation, Other
• Natural Resources Conservation
and Research, Other

• Natural Resources Management
and Policy
• Natural Resources Management
and Policy, Other
• Natural Resources/Conservation,
General
• Urban Forestry
• Water, Wetlands, and Marine
Resources Management
• Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands
Science and Management
• Wood Science and Wood
Products/Pulp and Paper
Technology

Biological and Biomedical Science Fields
Biochemistry

602

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and
• Biochemistry
Molecular Biology, Other
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Molecular Biochemistry

Biology

603

• Biology/Biological Sciences,
General

Biomedical Sciences

623

• Biomedical Sciences, General

Biostatistics and
Bioinformatics

618

• Bioinformatics
• Biometry/Biometrics
• Biostatistics

• Computational Biology
• Biomathematics, Bioinformatics
and Computational Biology, Other

Biophysics

605

• Biophysics

• Molecular Biophysics

Biotechnology

624

• Biotechnology

Botany and Plant Biology

606

• Botany/Plant Biology
• Botany/Plant Biology, Other
• Plant Molecular Biology

Cell, Cellular Biology and
Anatomical Sciences

619

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Ecology and Population
Biology

620

Aquatic Biology/Limnology
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics
and Population Biology, Other
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Epidemiology

621

• Epidemiology

Genetics

610

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• Plant Physiology
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

• Developmental Biology and
Anatomy
Embryology
Cell Biology and Anatomy
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology • Cell/Cellular Biology and
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Anatomical Sciences, Other

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Animal Genetics
Genetics, General
Genetics, Other
Genome Sciences/Genomics
Human/Medical Genetics

Biological and Biomedical Science Fields continued next page

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Environmental Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Population Biology
Systematic Biology/Biological
Systematics

• Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics
• Molecular Genetics
• Plant Genetics

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GSS
Code

CIP Program Title

Microbiological Sciences and
Immunology

611

• Immunology
• Medical Microbiology and
Bacteriology
• Microbiological Sciences and
Immunology, Other
• Microbiology and Immunology

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Molecular Biology

622

• Molecular Biology
• Photobiology

• Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
• Structural Biology

Neurobiology and
Neuroscience

950

• Neuroanatomy
• Neurobiology and Anatomy
• Neurobiology and Behavior

• Neuroscience
• Neurobiology and Neurosciences,
Other

Nutrition Science

612

• Nutrition Sciences

Pathology and Experimental
Pathology

613

• Pathology/Experimental Pathology

Pharmacology and
Toxicology

614

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Physiology

615

• Aerospace Physiology and
Medicine
• Cardiovascular Science
• Cell Physiology
• Endocrinology
• Exercise Physiology
• Molecular Physiology
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology

• Oncology and Cancer Biology
• Physiology, General
• Physiology, Pathology, and
Related Sciences, Other
• Reproductive Biology
• Vision Science/Physiological
Optics

Zoology and Animal Biology

616

• Animal Behavior and Ethology
• Animal Physiology
• Entomology

• Wildlife Biology
• Zoology/Animal Biology
• Zoology/Animal Biology, Other

Biological and Biomedical
Sciences, not elsewhere
classified

617

• Biological and Biomedical
Sciences, Other

• Molecular Medicine

Environmental Toxicology
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Toxicology
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacology

Microbiology, General
Mycology
Parasitology
Virology

• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Other
• Toxicology

Computer and Information Science Fields
Computer Science (exclude
DCS)

410

• Computer Science

Computer and Information
Sciences, general
(exclude DCS)

411

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer and Information
Sciences, General
• Computer and Information
Sciences, Other

Computer and Information
Sciences, not elsewhere
classified (exclude DCS)

412

• Computer and Information
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and
Sciences and Support Services,
Database Administration
Other
• Information Science/Studies
• Computer and Information Systems • Modeling, Virtual Environments
Security/Information Assurance
and Simulation
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Systems
Analysis/Analyst
• Computer Systems Networking and
Telecommunications
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• Informatics
• Information Technology

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GSS
Code

CIP Program Title

Geoscience, Atmospheric and Ocean Science Fields
Atmospheric Sciences and
Meteorology

301

• Atmospheric Chemistry and
Climatology
• Atmospheric Physics and
Dynamics
• Atmospheric Science and
Meteorology, General

Geological and Earth
Sciences

302

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Ocean and Marine Sciences

303

• Marine Biology and Biological
Oceanography
• Marine Sciences

Geoscience, Atmospheric
and Ocean Sciences, not
elsewhere classified
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

304

Geochemistry
Geochemistry and Petrology
Geology/Earth Science, General
Geophysics and Seismology

• Atmospheric Science and
Meteorology, Other
• Meteorology

• Geological and Earth
Sciences/Geosciences, Other
• Hydrology and Water Resources
Science
• Paleontology
• Oceanography, Chemical and
Physical

Engineering Fields
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and
Astronautical Engineering

101

• Aerospace, Aeronautical, and
Astronautical/Space Engineering

Agricultural Engineering

102

• Agricultural Engineering

Biological and Biosystems
Engineering

115

• Biological/Biosystems Engineering

Bioengineering and
Biomedical Engineering

103

• Bioengineering and Biomedical
Engineering

• Biomedical Technology/
Technician (PD NFR Only)

Chemical Engineering

104

• Biochemical Engineering
• Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

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Civil Engineering

105

Architectural Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Civil Engineering, Other
Construction Engineering
Environmental/Environmental
Health Engineering
• Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering

• Structural Engineering
• Surveying Engineering
• Transportation and Highway
Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering

Electrical, Electronics, and
Communications
Engineering

106

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Engineering Mechanics,
Physics, and Science

107

• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Physics/Applied
Physics

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Computer Engineering, General
Computer Engineering, Other
Computer Hardware Engineering
Computer Software Engineering
Electrical Engineering and
Electronics Engineering

Engineering Fields continued on next page
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Chemical Engineering, Other
Engineering Chemistry
Paper Science and Engineering
Polymer/Plastics Engineering

• Electrical, Electronics and
Communications Engineering,
Other
• Laser and Optical Engineering
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Engineering Science

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GSS
Code

CIP Program Title

Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering

108

• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering

• Operations Research
• Systems Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

109

• Electromechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

• Mechatronics, Robotics, and
Automation Engineering

Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering

110

• Ceramic Sciences and Engineering • Textile Sciences and Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering

Mining and Mineral
Engineering

111

• Geological/Geophysical
Engineering

Nuclear Engineering

112

• Nuclear Engineering

Petroleum Engineering

113

• Petroleum Engineering

Engineering, not elsewhere
classified

114

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Nanotechnology

116

• Nanotechnology

Anesthesiology
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

701

• Anesthesiology

Cardiology and
Cardiovascular Disease
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

702

• Cardiology

Communication Disorders
Sciences (exclude AuD
and SLPD)

723

• Audiology/Audiologist
• Communication Disorders
Sciences and Services, Other
• Audiology/Audiologist and SpeechLanguage Pathology/Pathologist
• Speech-Language Pathology/
• Communication Sciences and
Pathologist
Disorders, General

Dental Sciences (exclude
DDS)

718

• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and
Oral Sciences, Other
• Advanced General Dentistry
(PD/NFR only)
• Dental Clinical Sciences, General
• Dental Materials
• Dental Public Health and Education
• Dentistry (PD/NFR only)

• Endodontics/Endodontology
• Oral Biology and Oral and
Maxillofacial Pathology
• Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
• Orthodontics/Orthodontology
• Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics
• Periodontics/Periodontology
• Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and
Metabolism
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

704

• Endocrinology, Diabetes, and
Metabolism

• Pediatric Endocrinology

Gastroenterology
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

705

• Gastroenterology

Hematology
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

706

• Hematology

• Pediatric Hematology

Neurology and Neurosurgery
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

707

• Neurology

• Neurosurgery

Nursing Science (exclude ND
and DNP)

719

• Nursing Science

Engineering Design
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other
Forest Engineering

• Mining and Mineral Engineering

• Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering
• Ocean Engineering

Health Fields

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Pediatric Cardiology

Health Fields continued on next page

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GSS
Code

CIP Program Title

Nursing (exclude Master’s,
ND, and DNP)

719

• Nursing Administration
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Registered Nursing/Registered
Nurse

• Registered Nursing, Nursing
Administration, Nursing Research,
and Clinical Nursing, Other

Obstetrics and Gynecology
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

708

• Gynecology

• Obstetrics

Oncology and Cancer
Research
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

703

• Cancer Research
• Medical Oncology

• Oncology Research
• Pediatric Oncology

Ophthalmology
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

709

• Ophthalmology

Otorhinolaryngology
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

710

• Otorhinolaryngology

Pediatrics
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

711

• Pediatrics

• Prematurity and Newborn

Pharmaceutical Sciences
(exclude PharmD)

720

• Clinical and Industrial Drug
Development
• Industrial and Physical Pharmacy
and Cosmetic Sciences
• Medicinal and Pharmaceutical
Chemistry
• Natural Products Chemistry and
Pharmacognosy
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

• Pharmacoeconomics/
Pharmaceutical Economics
• Pharmacy (PD/NFR only)
• Pharmacy Administration and
Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory
Affairs (exclude Master’s)
• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical
Sciences, and Administration,
Other (exclude Master’s)

Public Health

712

• Community Health and Preventive
Medicine
• Environmental Health
• Health/Medical Physics
• International Public Health/
International Health

• Maternal and Child Health
• Occupational Health and Industrial
Hygiene
• Public Health Education and
Promotion
• Public Health, General
• Public Health, Other

Psychiatry
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

713

• Behavioral Medicine (clinical)

• Child Psychiatry

Pulmonary Disease
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

714

• Pulmonary Disease

Radiological Sciences
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

715

• Nuclear Radiology
• Radiation Oncology

• Radiological Physics

Surgery
(Postdocs and NFRs only)

716

• Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

• Surgery

Veterinary Biomedical and
Clinical Sciences
(exclude DVM)

721

• Comparative and Laboratory
Animal Medicine
• Large Animal/Food Animal and
Equine Surgery and Medicine
• Small/Companion Animal Surgery
and Medicine
• Veterinary Anatomy
• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical
Sciences, Other
• Veterinary Infectious Diseases
• Veterinary Medicine (PD/NFR only)

• Veterinary Microbiology and
Immunobiology
• Veterinary Pathology and
Pathobiology
• Veterinary Physiology
• Veterinary Preventive Medicine,
Epidemiology, and Public Health
• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary and
Clinical Sciences, General
• Veterinary Toxicology and
Pharmacology

Health Fields continued on next page
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Clinical Medicine, not
elsewhere classified
(exclude DN, DO, DPM,
MD and OD)

GSS
Code
717

CIP Program Title
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Health-Related, not
elsewhere classified
(exclude DPT, DScPT,
and OTD)

722

Aerospace Medicine
Allergy and Immunology Medicine
Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
and Allied Professions, Other
(exclude Master’s)
Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
Connective Tissue Diseases
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Diabetes
Emergency Medicine
Gene Therapy

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health Professions and Related
Clinical Sciences, Other (exclude
Master’s)
• Health Services/Allied
Health/Health Sciences, General
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

HIV/AIDS
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Liver Diseases
Medical Scientist (exclude MD)
Metabolic diseases
Nephrology
Occupational Medicine
Palliative Care
Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation/Physiatry
• Trauma
• Urology
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• Medical Informatics
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
(exclude Master’s and OTD)
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
(exclude Master’s, DPT and
DScPT)
• Rehabilitation Science

Interdisciplinary Fields – see Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies on page 10
Mathematics and Statistics Fields
Mathematics and Applied
Mathematics

402

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Statistics

403

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics and Statistics, Other
• Mathematical Statistics and
Probability

Algebra and Number Theory
Analysis and Functional Analysis
Applied Mathematics, General
Applied Mathematics, Other
Computational Mathematics
Computational and Applied
Mathematics

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Financial Mathematics
Geometry/Geometric Analysis
Mathematics, General
Mathematics, Other
Mathematical Biology
Topology and Foundations

• Statistics, General
• Statistics, Other

Multidisciplinary Fields – see Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies on page 10
Physical Science Fields
Astronomy and Astrophysics

201

• Astronomy
• Planetary Astronomy and Science
• Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other
• Astrophysics

Chemistry

202

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Materials Sciences

205

• Materials Chemistry
• Materials Science

Analytical Chemistry
Chemical Physics
Chemistry, General
Chemistry, Other
Environmental Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry

Physical Science Fields continued on next page

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Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry

• Materials Sciences, Other

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GSS
Code

CIP Program Title

Physics

203

• Acoustics
• Atomic/Molecular Physics
• Condensed Matter and Materials
Physics
• Elementary Particle Physics
• Nuclear Physics
• Optics/Optical Sciences

• Physics, General
• Physics, Other
• Plasma and High-Temperature
Physics
• Theoretical and Mathematical
Physics

Physical Sciences, not
elsewhere classified

204

• Physical Sciences

• Physical Sciences, Other

Clinical Psychology (exclude
PsyD)

803

• Clinical Psychology

• Clinical Child Psychology

Counseling and Applied
Psychology (exclude
PsyD)

804

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Applied Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling and Applied
Psychology, Other
• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Environmental Psychology
• Family Psychology

• Forensic Psychology
• Geropsychology
• Industrial and Organizational
Psychology
• Health/Medical Psychology
• Personality Psychology
• Psychology, Other
• School Psychology
• Social Psychology

Psychology, General
(exclude PsyD)

801

• Psychology, General

Research and Experimental
Psychology (exclude
PsyD)

805

• Cognitive Psychology and
Psycholinguistics
• Comparative Psychology
• Developmental and Child
Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Psychopharmacology

• Physiological Psychology/
Psychobiology
• Psychometrics and Quantitative
Psychology
• Research and Experimental
Psychology, Other

Anthropology

902

• Anthropology
• Anthropology, Other
• Cultural Anthropology

• Medical Anthropology
• Physical and Biological
Anthropology

Criminal Justice – Safety
Studies

911

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

Economics

903

• Applied Economics
• Development Economics and
International Development
• Economics, General

• Economics, Other
• Econometrics and Quantitative
Economics
• International Economics

Geography and Cartography

904

• Geographic Information Science
and Cartography
• Geography

• Geography, Other

History and Philosophy of
Science and Technology

905

• History and Philosophy of Science
and Technology

Human Development

915

• Adult Development and Aging
• Child Development

Psychology Fields

Social Science Fields

Social Science Fields continued on next page

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• Human Development and Family
Studies, General

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GSS
Code

CIP Program Title

International Relations and
National Security Studies

912

• International Relations and Affairs • National Security Policy Studies
• International Relations and National
Security Studies, Other

Linguistics

906

• Applied Linguistics
• Linguistics

Political Science and
Government

907

• American Government and Politics • Political Science and Government,
(United States)
General
• Canadian Government and Politics • Political Science and Government,
• Political Economy
Other

Public Policy Analysis

914

• Education Policy Analysis
• Health Policy Analysis
• International Policy Analysis

• Public Policy Analysis, General
• Public Policy Analysis, Other

Sociology

908

• Demography and Population
Studies
• Rural Sociology

• Sociology
• Sociology and Anthropology
(combined program)

Social Sciences, not
elsewhere classified

910

• African Studies
• African-American/Black Studies
• American Indian/Native American
Studies
• American/United States
Studies/Civilization
• Archeology
• Area Studies, Other
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Asian-American Studies
• Balkans Studies
• Baltic Studies
• Canadian Studies
• Caribbean Studies
• Chinese Studies
• Commonwealth Studies
• Criminology
• Deaf Studies
• Disability Studies
• East Asian Studies
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender,
and Group Studies, Other
• Ethnic Studies
• European Studies/Civilization
• Folklore Studies
• French Studies
• Gay/Lesbian Studies
• German Studies
• Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican,
and Mexican-American/ Chicano
Studies

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• Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign
Languages

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Irish Studies
Italian Studies
Japanese Studies
Korean Studies
Latin American and Caribbean
Studies
Latin American Studies
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies
Polish Studies
Regional Studies (US, Canadian,
Foreign)
Research Methodology and
Quantitative Methods
Russian, Central European, East
European and Eurasian Studies
Russian Studies
Scandinavian Studies
Slavic Studies
Social Sciences, General
Social Sciences, Other
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies
Spanish and Iberian Studies
Tibetan Studies
Ukraine Studies
Ural-Altaic and Central Asian
Studies
Urban Studies/Affairs
Western European Studies
Women's Studies

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GSS
Code

CIP Program Title

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies
Multidisciplinary and
Interdisciplinary Studies
(include only programs
with a science,
engineering or health
field component)

980

• Accounting and Computer Science
(combined program)
• Behavioral Sciences
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biopsychology
• Cognitive Science
• Computational Science
• Gerontology
• Holocaust and Related Studies
• Human Biology
• Human Computer Interaction

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• Intercultural/Multicultural and
Diversity Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Mathematics and Computer
Science (combined program)
• Natural Sciences
• Peace Studies and Conflict
Resolution
• Science, Technology and Society
• Systems Science and Theory