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Career/Technical Education Statistics (CTES)


Table SP55. Standard errors for the average tuition and fees, student budget, net price, and unmet need for credential-seeking undergraduates, by selected student enrollment characteristics: 2003–04
Student enrollment characteristic Tuition and fees Student budget Net price Unmet need
         
All credential-seeking undergraduates $67.56 $96.12 $82.91 $52.97
         
Career education 72.57 103.68 93.02 64.87
Academic education 159.32 195.94 159.46 110.62
Undeclared 161.01 217.87 172.76 87.63
         
Credential goal and curriculum area        
Certificate 145.52 200.23 178.76 163.03
Career education 150.45 205.55 187.97 165.86
Academic education 283.93 486.09 439.97 363.78
Undeclared 231.95 344.45 298.01 278.28
Associate's degree 64.58 103.43 92.83 72.58
Career education 81.48 125.18 110.31 88.61
Academic education 71.14 123.30 108.91 104.85
Undeclared 67.21 121.45 110.26 91.08
Bachelor's degree 126.68 158.52 122.89 83.30
Career education 112.17 140.76 117.80 87.54
Academic education 223.39 255.76 205.53 144.88
Undeclared 374.65 456.87 349.96 176.93
         
Career field of study        
Agriculture and natural resources 307.21 417.31 375.76 312.24
Business and marketing 132.79 161.19 138.26 94.35
Communications and design 285.82 317.57 243.97 181.40
Computer and information sciences 156.21 212.64 192.68 199.36
Consumer services 669.75 770.56 661.19 490.10
Education 124.72 166.37 139.18 104.28
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies 237.07 297.14 246.52 195.54
Health sciences 84.97 132.87 116.22 98.81
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation 336.42 454.59 415.88 363.31
Protective services 173.97 248.56 221.54 188.23
Public, legal, and social services 359.81 558.78 458.94 512.91
         
Academic field of study        
Fine and performing arts 218.05 306.60 293.09 244.65
Interdisciplinary studies 629.69 923.30 848.22 469.61
Humanities 173.75 243.74 186.89 138.13
Letters/English 383.56 482.46 437.98 328.77
Mathematics 544.08 759.08 623.12 554.86
Science 283.61 326.80 230.89 167.54
Social sciences 241.91 296.50 244.76 167.99
         
Control and level of institution        
Public 2-year 37.60 93.67 89.22 62.63
Public 4-year 72.39 93.10 84.66 50.58
Private not-for-profit less-than-4-year 580.16 776.82 732.99 560.61
Private not-for-profit 4-year 343.95 394.00 324.08 234.02
Private for-profit 198.25 284.70 257.21 203.81
More than one institution
Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04) Data Analysis System (DAS).