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Number and breadth of CU-Boulder degree programs compared to AAU
public universities, by degree level
February 2008
CU-Boulder offers degree programs in fewer disciplines than do its
AAU public peers. The difference is somewhat larger for graduate-level degrees than for bachelor's degrees. The difference is
larger for very specific disciplines (e.g., mechanical engineering,
French) than for broad areas such as engineering and foreign languages.
Data source: fiscal-year degree completions reported to IPEDS
(Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System of the US Dept of
Education) by degree level and six-digit CIP code, for 34 public AAU
schools. The data span three years; FY 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05.
The 2004-05 data were the most recent available at the time of this
analysis. The data capture programs in which degrees were granted, not
necessarily all approved degree programs (especially newly approved),
but would be comparable over institutions in this regard.
- A "degree program" is defined as a CIP-code
(Classification of Instructional Programs code, a discipline code
used for US Dept of Education reporting) by degree-level combination.
CU-Boulder has instances in which different degree programs share a
single CIP (e.g., telecommunications and electrical engineering). We can
presume other schools might have similar CIP sharing among degree
programs.
- CU-Boulder has many instances in which one CIP/level combination
includes several majors. For example, "business administration" includes
finance, accounting, etc. Finance and accounting are not separate
Regent-approved degree programs for CU-Boulder, however. The extent to
which this is the case probably varies over institutions (see the graph
for business in particular).
- Consequently, the counts of programs reported will underestimate the
actual number of approved degree programs, and could seriously
underestimate the number of different majors in approved degree
programs.
- We have counted programs at three levels of aggregation,
represented by 2-digit, 2-digit with 4-digit in the physical
sciences, and 6-digit CIP codes and labeled here "broad discipline,"
"discipline category" or "mid-level disciplines" and "specific
discipline."
For additional information on CIP codes, see
http://www.colorado.edu/pba/concepts/ciplisting.htm.
- 2-digit CIPs -- The first two digits of the CIP indicate the broad
discipline area, (e.g., physical sciences, education, business)
- 2-digit CIPs with 4-digit CIPs used in the 40xxxx (i.e., physical
sciences) range -- The second two digits of the CIP indicate a narrower
discipline category within a discipline area. Using 4-digit CIPs in the
40xxxx range is convenient for separating physical sciences CIPs into
discipline categories (e.g., chemistry, physics).
- 6-digit CIPs -- The third two digits of the CIP indicate the specific
discipline. For example, CIP 400801 is "Physics, General," whereas
400810 is "Theoretical and Mathematical Physics." Both are in CIP area
40, "Physical Sciences" and in CIP category 4008, "Physics." Counts
based on 6-digit CIPs are also shown in the table for Engineering,
Physical Sciences, Business, Psychology, and Humanities.
- Example of counting: Assume a school awards and reports doctoral
degrees in computer science (CIP 110701), in chemistry (400501) and
chemical physics (400508), in geology (400601) and geophysics
(400603), and in sociology (451101) and anthropology (450201), with
no other doctoral programs. Counts for the doctoral level for this
school would be
- Three 2-digit CIP discipline areas:
11xxxx, 40xxxx, 45xxxx
- Four 2-digit/4-digit CIPs, where 4-digit
are counted only within physical sciences: 11xxxx, 4005xx,
4006xx, and 45xxxx
- Seven 6-digit CIPs, for all 7 of the
specific programs listed
Highlights (see also table and graphs below):
CU-Boulder offers degree programs in fewer disciplines than do its
AAU public peers. The difference is somewhat larger for graduate-level degrees than for bachelor's degrees. The difference is
larger for very specific disciplines (e.g., mechanical engineering,
French) than for broad areas such as engineering and foreign languages.
Bachelor's degree program counts
- 2-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder has 22 programs, the mean over
public AAUs is 23. CU-Boulder has programs in more 2-digit
CIPs than only eight peers:
California-Davis, California-Santa Barbara, SUNY-Buffalo,
California-San Diego, Virginia, SUNY-Stony Brook, UCLA, and
California-Irvine.
- 2/4-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 25, mean 26. CU-Boulder has
programs in more 2/4-digit CIPs than only eight peers. Similar list to above, but Oregon is included and
California-Davis is not.
- 6-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 70, mean 98. CU-Boulder has
programs in more 6-digit CIPs than only four peers:
California-Irvine, North Carolina, SUNY-Stony Brook, and Virginia.
Master's degree program counts
- 2-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder has 19, the AAU public mean is 23.
CU-Boulder has programs in more 2-digit CIPs than only three peers: California-San
Diego, SUNY-Stony Brook, and California-Santa Barbara.
- 2/4-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 22, mean 26. CU-Boulder has
programs in more 2/4-digit CIPs than only five peers:
Purdue, SUNY-Stony Brook, California Irvine, California-San Diego,
and
California-Santa Barbara.
- 6-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 56, mean 95. CU-Boulder has
programs in more 6-digit CIPs than only three peers:
Purdue, California-San Diego, and California-Santa Barbara.
Doctoral degree program counts
- 2-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 18, mean 20. CU-Boulder has
programs in more 2-digit CIPs than only eight peers:
Texas A&M, California-Davis, Iowa State, Oregon, California-Santa
Barbara, California-San Diego, and SUNY-Stony Brook.
- 2/4-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 21, mean 23. CU-Boulder has
programs in more 2/4-digit CIPs than ten peers.
- 6-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 49, mean 74. CU-Boulder has
programs in more 6-digit CIPs than only four peers: SUNY-Stony Brook, Oregon, California-Santa Barbara,
and Nebraska.
First professional degree program counts
- 2-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 1, mean 2. Two AAU publics have none: Penn
State, California-Santa Barbara.
- 2/4-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 1, mean 2. Penn State and
California-Santa Barbara have none.
- 6-digit CIPs - CU-Boulder 1, mean 3. Penn State and
California-Santa Barbara
have none.
Table - Degree Programs at CU-Boulder
and AAU Public Peers
Counts of
presence in broad, mid-level, and specific discipline areas
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N of specific/6-digit CIPs represented within |
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2-digit CIP(broad area) |
2/4-digit CIP(mid-level) |
6-digit CIP (specific) |
Engi-neering |
Physical Sciences |
Business |
Psy-chology |
Humanities |
|
Bachelor's |
Minimum |
17 |
19 |
50 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
|
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Mean |
23 |
26 |
98 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
30 |
|
|
Maximum |
28 |
31 |
166 |
18 |
9 |
16 |
2 |
73 |
|
|
Colorado |
22 |
25 |
70 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
29 |
|
Master's |
Minimum |
17 |
19 |
44 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
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Mean |
23 |
26 |
95 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
|
|
Maximum |
27 |
30 |
170 |
19 |
11 |
13 |
6 |
60 |
|
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Colorado |
19 |
22 |
56 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
|
Doctoral |
Minimum |
15 |
18 |
36 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Mean |
20 |
23 |
74 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
|
|
Maximum |
25 |
29 |
111 |
18 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
30 |
|
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Colorado |
18 |
21 |
49 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
|
1st professional(law, medical, etc.) |
Minimum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Mean |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Maximum |
2 |
2 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Colorado |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Graphs - Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB
and Other AAU Publics
- An asterisk (*) preceding an institution name denotes an institution with a medical school.
- Average degree program counts over all AAU publics (see the bar labeled "*** ALL ***") and over AAU publics without
medical schools ("*** NONMED ***” are displayed in the graphs, along with degree program counts for individual AAU publics.
Bars for these averages are marked with stars.
- The bar for CU-Boulder is marked with a diamond.
Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB and Other AAU Publics by 2-Digit CIP
(Broad Area)
Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB and Other AAU Publics by 2-Digit CIPs,
with 4-Digit CIPs in the 40s (i.e., physical sciences; mid-level)
- Using 4-digit CIPs in the
40xxxx range separates physical sciences CIPs into
discipline categories (e.g., chemistry, physics).
Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB and Other AAU Publics by 6-Digit CIPs
(specific)
Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB and Other AAU Publics by 6-Digit CIPs
(specific)
- for Psychology
- At CU-Boulder: bachelor's, master's, and doctorate in psychology,
plus master's and doctorate in educational psychology (School of
Education)
- Several schools report degrees in only one CIP within psychology;
several look like CU-Boulder, with 2 areas for master's and doctorates,
one for bachelor's; several report advanced or bachelor's degrees in 2-3
areas within psychology. Only one, Kansas, reports advanced degrees in
significantly more areas.
Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB and Other AAU Publics by 6-Digit CIPs
(specific)
Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB and Other AAU Publics by 6-Digit CIPs
(specific)
Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB and Other AAU Publics by 6-Digit CIPs
(specific)
- for Business
- CU-Boulder reports in only one CIP code (52) for business at all
three levels. A few schools, particularly University of California
campuses, are similar. Most others, however, offer and report specific
degrees (accounting, finance, etc.) at the bachelor's level at least.
Counts of Degree-Program Presence at UCB and Other AAU Publics by 6-Digit CIPs
(specific)
- for Humanities
- Two-digit CIP areas used in definition of humanities:
05
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
16 Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
23 English Language and Literature/Letters
24 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities
38 Philosophy and Religious Studies
50 Visual and Performing Arts
54 History
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