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CIP 05.0201 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

African-American/Black Studies.

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including reference to Latin American elements of the diaspora.

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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-American/Black Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 05.0201. 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
2025Associate degree23
2025Certificate 2–4 years11
2025Bachelor degree150574
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate737
2025Master degree2488
2025Post-master certificate11
2025Doctorate — research1027
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year633
2024Associate degree11
2024Certificate 2–4 years14
2024Bachelor degree145562
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate1024
2024Master degree1867
2024Post-master certificate12
2024Doctorate — research1137
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year627
2023Certificate 2–4 years26
2023Bachelor degree147570
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate929
2023Master degree1870
2023Post-master certificate11
2023Doctorate — research1033
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year622
2022Associate degree35
2022Certificate 2–4 years210
2022Bachelor degree147650
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate1123
2022Master degree2059
2022Doctorate — research1246
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year416
2021Certificate 2–4 years112
2021Bachelor degree146807
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate920
2021Master degree1963
2021Doctorate — research1123
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year311
2020Associate degree11
2020Certificate 2–4 years214
2020Bachelor degree164822
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate619
2020Master degree2177
2020Post-master certificate11
2020Doctorate — research1244
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year629

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 05.0201 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.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

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Institutions with reported graduates

213 institutions

Related fields

African Studies. ↗

American/United States Studies/Civilization. ↗

Asian Studies/Civilization. ↗

East Asian Studies. ↗

Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. ↗

European Studies/Civilization. ↗