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Appendix B: Descriptions of Datasets Used in the Committee's Analyses
Pages 179-180

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... IPEDS -- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System is a detailed annual data file produced by the National Center for Education Statis tics reporting degree awards by field and degree level for all accredited colleges and universities in the United States. Numerous additional institutional characteristics are also available.
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... OES -- Occupational Employment Statistics are the Bureau of Labor Statis tics' annual estimates of employment and earnings by detailed occupa tion. OES is produced from an establishment survey, rather than from a household survey.
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