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Accounting and Computer ScienceCIP 30.16 · OPT · up to 12 monthsAccounting and Related ServicesCIP 52.03 · OPT · up to 12 months2,708Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesCIP 51.05 · OPT · up to 12 months410Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringCIP 14.02 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,084African Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.02 · OPT · up to 12 months2Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesCIP 01.05 · OPT · up to 12 months10Agricultural and Food Products ProcessingCIP 01.04 · OPT · up to 12 months2Agricultural Business and ManagementCIP 01.01 · OPT · up to 12 months228Agricultural EngineeringCIP 14.03 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months172Agricultural MechanizationCIP 01.02 · OPT · up to 12 months5Agricultural Production OperationsCIP 01.03 · Varies by program79Agricultural Public ServicesCIP 01.08 · OPT · up to 12 months21Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, OtherCIP 01.99 · OPT · up to 12 months34Agriculture, GeneralCIP 01.00 · OPT · up to 12 months82Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsCIP 01.13 · OPT · up to 12 months5Air TransportationCIP 49.01 · Varies by program991Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCIP 51.08 · OPT · up to 12 months390Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCIP 51.09 · OPT · up to 12 months673Alternative and Complementary Medical Support ServicesCIP 51.34 · OPT · up to 12 monthsAlternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsCIP 51.33 · OPT · up to 12 months93American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.10 · OPT · up to 12 monthsAmerican Sign LanguageCIP 16.16 · OPT · up to 12 months14Animal SciencesCIP 01.09 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months276AnthropologyCIP 45.02 · OPT · up to 12 months365AnthrozoologyCIP 30.34 · STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsApparel and TextilesCIP 19.09 · OPT · up to 12 months117Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCIP 01.06 · OPT · up to 12 months31Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months4,855Applied StatisticsCIP 27.06 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months133ArcheologyCIP 45.03 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months13Architectural EngineeringCIP 14.04 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months94Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months68Architectural History, Criticism, and ConservationCIP 04.08 · OPT · up to 12 months31Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCIP 04.09 · Varies by program2,177ArchitectureCIP 04.02 · OPT · up to 12 months334Architecture and Related Services, OtherCIP 04.99 · OPT · up to 12 months7Area StudiesCIP 05.01 · OPT · up to 12 months733Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, OtherCIP 05.99 · OPT · up to 12 monthsArts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementCIP 50.10 · OPT · up to 12 months470Astronomy and AstrophysicsCIP 40.02 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months205Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyCIP 40.04 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months93Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCIP 10.02 · OPT · up to 12 months108
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Behavioral SciencesCIP 30.17 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months420Bible/Biblical StudiesCIP 39.02 · OPT · up to 12 months94Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationCIP 13.02 · OPT · up to 12 months73Biochemical EngineeringCIP 14.43 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months12Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyCIP 26.02 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,304Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherCIP 26.99 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months451Biological and Physical SciencesCIP 30.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months871Biological/Biosystems EngineeringCIP 14.45 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months43Biology, GeneralCIP 26.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months4,172Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansCIP 41.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months41Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyCIP 26.11 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,624Biomedical/Medical EngineeringCIP 14.05 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months2,476BiopsychologyCIP 30.10 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months7BiotechnologyCIP 26.12 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months972Boilermaking/BoilermakerCIP 48.08 · OPT · up to 12 monthsBotany/Plant BiologyCIP 26.03 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months131Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCIP 46.04 · OPT · up to 12 months58Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 52.02 · OPT · up to 12 months22,302Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCIP 52.04 · OPT · up to 12 months69Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherCIP 52.99 · OPT · up to 12 months745Business/Commerce, GeneralCIP 52.01 · OPT · up to 12 months3,019Business/Corporate CommunicationsCIP 52.05 · OPT · up to 12 months40Business/Managerial EconomicsCIP 52.06 · OPT · up to 12 months331
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CarpentersCIP 46.02 · OPT · up to 12 months21Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesCIP 26.04 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months619Celtic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.13 · OPT · up to 12 months1Ceramic Sciences and EngineeringCIP 14.06 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months10Chemical EngineeringCIP 14.07 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,966ChemistryCIP 40.05 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months2,744ChiropracticCIP 51.01 · OPT · up to 12 months160City/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningCIP 04.03 · OPT · up to 12 months280Civil EngineeringCIP 14.08 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months3,657Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.02 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months30Classical and Ancient StudiesCIP 30.22 · OPT · up to 12 months15Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.12 · OPT · up to 12 months72Climate ScienceCIP 30.35 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months42Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCIP 42.28 · Varies by program1,361Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCIP 51.10 · Varies by program297Cognitive ScienceCIP 30.25 · Varies by program361Communication and Media StudiesCIP 09.01 · OPT · up to 12 months2,473Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCIP 51.02 · OPT · up to 12 months322Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCIP 09.99 · OPT · up to 12 months97Communications Technologies/TechniciansCIP 10.01 · OPT · up to 12 months11Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherCIP 10.99 · OPT · up to 12 months4Community Organization and AdvocacyCIP 44.02 · OPT · up to 12 months56Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged ArtCIP 50.11 · OPT · up to 12 monthsComputational ScienceCIP 30.30 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,329Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherCIP 11.99 · OPT · up to 12 months117Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months32,134Computer EngineeringCIP 14.09 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months6,301Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.12 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months81Computer ProgrammingCIP 11.02 · Varies by program1,030Computer ScienceCIP 11.07 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months27,204Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCIP 11.08 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months3,568Computer Systems AnalysisCIP 11.05 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,119Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCIP 11.09 · Varies by program684Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCIP 11.10 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months10,948Construction EngineeringCIP 14.33 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months548Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianCIP 15.10 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months465Construction ManagementCIP 52.20 · OPT · up to 12 months206Construction Trades, GeneralCIP 46.00 · OPT · up to 12 months6Construction Trades, OtherCIP 46.99 · OPT · up to 12 months1Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCIP 12.04 · OPT · up to 12 months622Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryCIP 50.02 · OPT · up to 12 monthsCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCIP 43.01 · OPT · up to 12 months800CriminologyCIP 45.04 · OPT · up to 12 months174Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCIP 12.05 · OPT · up to 12 months381Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, OtherCIP 12.99 · OPT · up to 12 monthsCultural Studies and Comparative LiteratureCIP 30.36 · OPT · up to 12 monthsCultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisCIP 30.26 · OPT · up to 12 months43Curriculum and InstructionCIP 13.03 · OPT · up to 12 months517
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DanceCIP 50.03 · OPT · up to 12 months141Data AnalyticsCIP 30.71 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months8,130Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCIP 11.06 · OPT · up to 12 months6Data ProcessingCIP 11.03 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months305Data ScienceCIP 30.70 · Varies by program4,588DemographyCIP 45.05 · Varies by program14Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCIP 51.06 · OPT · up to 12 months152DentistryCIP 51.04 · OPT · up to 12 months487Design and Applied ArtsCIP 50.04 · OPT · up to 12 months2,673Design for Human HealthCIP 30.37 · OPT · up to 12 months2Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesCIP 51.31 · OPT · up to 12 months162Digital Humanities and Textual StudiesCIP 30.52 · OPT · up to 12 months9Dispute ResolutionCIP 30.28 · OPT · up to 12 months84Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.13 · Varies by program518Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCIP 50.05 · OPT · up to 12 months820
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Earth Systems ScienceCIP 30.38 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months5East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.03 · OPT · up to 12 months195Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyCIP 26.13 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,221EconomicsCIP 45.06 · Varies by program9,824Economics and Computer ScienceCIP 30.39 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months51Economics and Foreign Language/LiteratureCIP 30.40 · OPT · up to 12 months1Education, GeneralCIP 13.01 · OPT · up to 12 months1,125Education, OtherCIP 13.99 · OPT · up to 12 months141Educational Administration and SupervisionCIP 13.04 · OPT · up to 12 months769Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and ResearchCIP 13.06 · Varies by program608Educational/Instructional Media DesignCIP 13.05 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months512Electrical and Computer EngineeringCIP 14.47 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months935Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCIP 46.03 · OPT · up to 12 months119Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months7,900Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.03 · Varies by program187Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCIP 47.01 · OPT · up to 12 months50Electromechanical EngineeringCIP 14.41 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months3Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.04 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months118Energy and Biologically Based TherapiesCIP 51.37 · OPT · up to 12 months4Energy Systems EngineeringCIP 14.48 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months44Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCIP 47.07 · OPT · up to 12 months5Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.17 · Varies by program30Engineering ChemistryCIP 14.44 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1Engineering MechanicsCIP 14.11 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months33Engineering PhysicsCIP 14.12 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months225Engineering ScienceCIP 14.13 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months319Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCIP 15.00 · Varies by program246Engineering-Related FieldsCIP 15.15 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months3,836Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.11 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months37Engineering, GeneralCIP 14.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months3,342Engineering, OtherCIP 14.99 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,282Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherCIP 15.99 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months689English Language and Literature, GeneralCIP 23.01 · OPT · up to 12 months625English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherCIP 23.99 · OPT · up to 12 months28Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCIP 52.07 · OPT · up to 12 months922Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.05 · Varies by program112Environmental DesignCIP 04.04 · OPT · up to 12 months59Environmental GeosciencesCIP 30.41 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months5Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringCIP 14.14 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months414Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyCIP 03.02 · Varies by program217Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCIP 05.02 · OPT · up to 12 months270
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Family and Consumer Economics and Related StudiesCIP 19.04 · OPT · up to 12 months28Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business ServicesCIP 19.02 · OPT · up to 12 months22Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralCIP 19.01 · OPT · up to 12 months47Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, OtherCIP 19.99 · OPT · up to 12 months4Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCIP 50.06 · OPT · up to 12 months1,702Finance and Financial Management ServicesCIP 52.08 · OPT · up to 12 months3,279Fine and Studio ArtsCIP 50.07 · OPT · up to 12 months1,905Fire ProtectionCIP 43.02 · OPT · up to 12 months47Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementCIP 03.03 · OPT · up to 12 months10Food Science and TechnologyCIP 01.10 · Varies by program503Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesCIP 19.05 · OPT · up to 12 months126Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherCIP 16.99 · OPT · up to 12 months34Forest EngineeringCIP 14.34 · STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsForestryCIP 03.05 · Varies by program94Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceCIP 12.03 · OPT · up to 12 months5
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General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCIP 52.18 · OPT · up to 12 months722GeneticsCIP 26.08 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months185GeoarcheaologyCIP 30.42 · OPT · up to 12 monthsGeobiologyCIP 30.43 · STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsGeography and AnthropologyCIP 45.15 · OPT · up to 12 monthsGeography and CartographyCIP 45.07 · Varies by program487Geography and Environmental StudiesCIP 30.44 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months122Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesCIP 40.06 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months633Geological/Geophysical EngineeringCIP 14.39 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months19Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.05 · OPT · up to 12 months73GerontologyCIP 30.11 · OPT · up to 12 months117Graphic CommunicationsCIP 10.03 · Varies by program873Ground TransportationCIP 49.02 · OPT · up to 12 months52
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Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCIP 51.26 · OPT · up to 12 months15Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCIP 51.07 · OPT · up to 12 months1,233Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherCIP 51.99 · OPT · up to 12 months178Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesCIP 51.32 · OPT · up to 12 months88Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCIP 51.00 · OPT · up to 12 months579Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCIP 51.11 · OPT · up to 12 months227Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)CIP 47.02 · OPT · up to 12 months114Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCIP 47.03 · OPT · up to 12 months45Historic Preservation and ConservationCIP 30.12 · OPT · up to 12 months31HistoryCIP 54.01 · OPT · up to 12 months684History and Language/LiteratureCIP 30.45 · OPT · up to 12 monthsHistory and Political ScienceCIP 30.46 · OPT · up to 12 monthsHolocaust and Related StudiesCIP 30.21 · OPT · up to 12 months4Homeland SecurityCIP 43.03 · OPT · up to 12 months94Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherCIP 43.99 · OPT · up to 12 months22Hospitality Administration/ManagementCIP 52.09 · OPT · up to 12 months1,222Housing and Human EnvironmentsCIP 19.06 · OPT · up to 12 months12Human BiologyCIP 30.27 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months61Human Computer InteractionCIP 30.31 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months728Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCIP 19.07 · OPT · up to 12 months480Human Resources Management and ServicesCIP 52.10 · OPT · up to 12 months830Human Services, GeneralCIP 44.00 · OPT · up to 12 months85
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Industrial EngineeringCIP 14.35 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months2,739Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.06 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months719Information Science/StudiesCIP 11.04 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months7,902InsuranceCIP 52.17 · OPT · up to 12 months29Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsCIP 29.02 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months440Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesCIP 30.23 · OPT · up to 12 months46Interior ArchitectureCIP 04.05 · OPT · up to 12 months44International AgricultureCIP 01.07 · OPT · up to 12 months30International and Comparative EducationCIP 13.07 · OPT · up to 12 months93International BusinessCIP 52.11 · OPT · up to 12 months1,184International Relations and National Security StudiesCIP 45.09 · OPT · up to 12 months1,785International/Globalization StudiesCIP 30.20 · OPT · up to 12 months496Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.08 · OPT · up to 12 months
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Landscape ArchitectureCIP 04.06 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months161LawCIP 22.01 · OPT · up to 12 months1,203Leatherworking and UpholsteryCIP 48.03 · OPT · up to 12 monthsLegal Professions and Studies, OtherCIP 22.99 · OPT · up to 12 months367Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesCIP 22.02 · OPT · up to 12 months5,054Legal Support ServicesCIP 22.03 · OPT · up to 12 months104Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCIP 24.01 · OPT · up to 12 months11,783Library and Archives AssistingCIP 25.03 · OPT · up to 12 months3Library Science and AdministrationCIP 25.01 · OPT · up to 12 months111Library Science, OtherCIP 25.99 · OPT · up to 12 monthsLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCIP 16.01 · OPT · up to 12 months777Linguistics and AnthropologyCIP 30.47 · OPT · up to 12 monthsLinguistics and Computer ScienceCIP 30.48 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months2LiteratureCIP 23.14 · OPT · up to 12 months36
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Management Information Systems and ServicesCIP 52.12 · OPT · up to 12 months550Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months23,353Manufacturing EngineeringCIP 14.36 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months158Marine SciencesCIP 30.32 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months20Marine TransportationCIP 49.03 · OPT · up to 12 months13Maritime StudiesCIP 30.29 · OPT · up to 12 months2MarketingCIP 52.14 · OPT · up to 12 months2,291Mason/MasonryCIP 46.01 · OPT · up to 12 months3Materials EngineeringCIP 14.18 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months938Materials SciencesCIP 40.10 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months248Mathematical EconomicsCIP 30.49 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months81MathematicsCIP 27.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months3,555Mathematics and Computer ScienceCIP 30.08 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months663Mathematics and Statistics, OtherCIP 27.99 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months235Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherCIP 47.99 · OPT · up to 12 months7Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months5,713Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.08 · Varies by program208Mechanics and Repairers, GeneralCIP 47.00 · OPT · up to 12 months4Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringCIP 14.42 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months746Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesCIP 51.14 · Varies by program144Medical Illustration and InformaticsCIP 51.27 · Varies by program1,486MedicineCIP 51.12 · OPT · up to 12 months388Medieval and Renaissance StudiesCIP 30.13 · OPT · up to 12 months8Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCIP 51.15 · OPT · up to 12 months617Metallurgical EngineeringCIP 14.20 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months11Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyCIP 26.05 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months388Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.11 · OPT · up to 12 months51Military Applied SciencesCIP 29.03 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months13Military Systems and Maintenance TechnologyCIP 29.04 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months5Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, OtherCIP 29.99 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months6Military Technology and Applied Sciences ManagementCIP 29.06 · OPT · up to 12 monthsMining and Mineral EngineeringCIP 14.21 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months85Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.09 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months4Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyCIP 39.03 · OPT · up to 12 months183Modern Greek Language and LiteratureCIP 16.06 · OPT · up to 12 monthsMolecular MedicineCIP 26.14 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months22Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and EducationCIP 51.36 · OPT · up to 12 months6Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralCIP 30.00 · OPT · up to 12 months252Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCIP 30.99 · OPT · up to 12 months1,335Museology/Museum StudiesCIP 30.14 · OPT · up to 12 months55MusicCIP 50.09 · OPT · up to 12 months3,481
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NanotechnologyCIP 15.16 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months31Natural Resources and Conservation, OtherCIP 03.99 · OPT · up to 12 monthsNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchCIP 03.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,233Natural SciencesCIP 30.18 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months61Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringCIP 14.22 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months10Neurobiology and NeurosciencesCIP 26.15 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months747Non-Professional Legal StudiesCIP 22.00 · OPT · up to 12 months106Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansCIP 41.02 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months2Nuclear EngineeringCIP 14.23 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months99Nuclear Engineering Technology/TechnicianCIP 15.14 · STEM OPT · up to 36 monthsNutrition SciencesCIP 30.19 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months513
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Ocean EngineeringCIP 14.24 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months36Operations ResearchCIP 14.37 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months920Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCIP 51.18 · OPT · up to 12 months21OptometryCIP 51.17 · OPT · up to 12 months139Outdoor EducationCIP 31.06 · OPT · up to 12 months2
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Paper Science and EngineeringCIP 14.40 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months5Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementCIP 31.03 · OPT · up to 12 months57Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesCIP 31.01 · OPT · up to 12 months65Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherCIP 31.99 · OPT · up to 12 months2Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesCIP 39.07 · OPT · up to 12 months140Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionCIP 30.05 · OPT · up to 12 months107Petroleum EngineeringCIP 14.25 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months343Pharmacology and ToxicologyCIP 26.10 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months266Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationCIP 51.20 · Varies by program1,987PhilosophyCIP 38.01 · OPT · up to 12 months580Philosophy and Religious Studies, GeneralCIP 38.00 · OPT · up to 12 months13Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherCIP 38.99 · OPT · up to 12 months8Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsCIP 30.51 · OPT · up to 12 months4Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansCIP 41.03 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months53Physical Sciences, GeneralCIP 40.01 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months192Physical Sciences, OtherCIP 40.99 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months60PhysicsCIP 40.08 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months2,685Physics and AstronomyCIP 40.11 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months13Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesCIP 26.09 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months840Plant SciencesCIP 01.11 · Varies by program398Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCIP 46.05 · OPT · up to 12 months11Political Science and GovernmentCIP 45.10 · OPT · up to 12 months1,637Polymer/Plastics EngineeringCIP 14.32 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months44Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCIP 51.39 · OPT · up to 12 months866Precision Metal WorkingCIP 48.05 · OPT · up to 12 months261Precision Production Trades, GeneralCIP 48.00 · OPT · up to 12 monthsPrecision Production, OtherCIP 48.99 · OPT · up to 12 months1Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCIP 47.04 · OPT · up to 12 months11Psychology, GeneralCIP 42.01 · OPT · up to 12 months3,319Psychology, OtherCIP 42.99 · OPT · up to 12 months77Public AdministrationCIP 44.04 · OPT · up to 12 months1,320Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherCIP 44.99 · OPT · up to 12 months37Public HealthCIP 51.22 · Varies by program2,163Public Policy AnalysisCIP 44.05 · OPT · up to 12 months702Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCIP 09.09 · OPT · up to 12 months957PublishingCIP 09.10 · OPT · up to 12 months19
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Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCIP 09.07 · Varies by program2,268Real EstateCIP 52.15 · OPT · up to 12 months296Real Estate DevelopmentCIP 04.10 · OPT · up to 12 months96Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 51.38 · OPT · up to 12 months2,988Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsCIP 51.23 · OPT · up to 12 months566Religion/Religious StudiesCIP 38.02 · OPT · up to 12 months343Religious EducationCIP 39.04 · OPT · up to 12 months57Religious Institution Administration and LawCIP 39.08 · OPT · up to 12 months3Religious Music and WorshipCIP 39.05 · OPT · up to 12 months30Research and Experimental PsychologyCIP 42.27 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months1,853Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesCIP 23.13 · OPT · up to 12 months388Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.09 · OPT · up to 12 months563
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Science Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCIP 41.00 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months4Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherCIP 41.99 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months38Science, Technology and SocietyCIP 30.15 · OPT · up to 12 months63Second Language LearningCIP 16.17 · OPT · up to 12 months227Security Science and TechnologyCIP 43.04 · Varies by program343Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.04 · OPT · up to 12 months37Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationCIP 13.09 · OPT · up to 12 months94Social Sciences, GeneralCIP 45.01 · Varies by program1,364Social Sciences, OtherCIP 45.99 · OPT · up to 12 months118Social WorkCIP 44.07 · OPT · up to 12 months744SociologyCIP 45.11 · OPT · up to 12 months936Sociology and AnthropologyCIP 45.13 · OPT · up to 12 months17Soil SciencesCIP 01.12 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months66Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCIP 51.35 · OPT · up to 12 months77South Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.07 · OPT · up to 12 months5Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.14 · OPT · up to 12 monthsSpecial Education and TeachingCIP 13.10 · OPT · up to 12 months411Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsCIP 52.19 · OPT · up to 12 months286Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCIP 31.05 · OPT · up to 12 months2,308StatisticsCIP 27.05 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months3,695Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesCIP 13.11 · OPT · up to 12 months323Surveying EngineeringCIP 14.38 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months4Sustainability StudiesCIP 30.33 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months844Systems EngineeringCIP 14.27 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months892Systems Science and TheoryCIP 30.06 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months397
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TaxationCIP 52.16 · OPT · up to 12 months85Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCIP 13.12 · OPT · up to 12 months1,494Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasCIP 13.13 · OPT · up to 12 months786Teaching Assistants/AidesCIP 13.15 · OPT · up to 12 months24Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageCIP 13.14 · OPT · up to 12 months608Telecommunications ManagementCIP 52.21 · OPT · up to 12 months6Textile Sciences and EngineeringCIP 14.28 · STEM OPT · up to 36 months41ThanatologyCIP 30.53 · OPT · up to 12 monthsTheological and Ministerial StudiesCIP 39.06 · OPT · up to 12 months1,160Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherCIP 39.99 · OPT · up to 12 months109Transportation and Materials Moving, OtherCIP 49.99 · OPT · up to 12 monthsTurkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCIP 16.15 · OPT · up to 12 months
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCIP 47.06 · OPT · up to 12 months423Veterinary Administrative ServicesCIP 01.82 · OPT · up to 12 monthsVeterinary Biomedical and Clinical SciencesCIP 01.81 · Varies by program118Veterinary MedicineCIP 01.80 · OPT · up to 12 months44Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCIP 01.83 · OPT · up to 12 months22Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralCIP 50.01 · OPT · up to 12 months271Visual and Performing Arts, OtherCIP 50.99 · OPT · up to 12 months156
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Right column: international graduates, 2024–25 academic year. Source: IPEDS Completions (U.S. Department of Education).