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CIP 05.0101 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

African Studies.

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the African Continent, usually with an emphasis on Africa south of the Sahara, and including the African diasporas overseas.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected African Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 05.0101. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years11
2025Bachelor degree2163
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate1025
2025Master degree833
2025Post-master certificate46
2025Doctorate — research24
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1139
2024Certificate 1–2 years11
2024Bachelor degree2980
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate617
2024Master degree821
2024Post-master certificate39
2024Doctorate — research25
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year634
2023Bachelor degree2669
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate616
2023Master degree730
2023Post-master certificate37
2023Doctorate — research24
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year526
2022Bachelor degree1962
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate618
2022Master degree728
2022Post-master certificate34
2022Doctorate — research28
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year626
2021Certificate 1–2 years12
2021Bachelor degree2373
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate614
2021Master degree824
2021Post-master certificate34
2021Doctorate — research26
2021Certificate under 12 weeks11
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year650
2020Certificate 1–2 years11
2020Bachelor degree2486
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate614
2020Master degree726
2020Post-master certificate310
2020Doctorate — research17
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year550

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 05.0101 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 05 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

66 institutions

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