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CIP 05.0208 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Gay/Lesbian Studies.

A program that focuses on homosexuality in history, society, politics, and cultural life; usually with an emphasis on the modern emergence of gays and lesbians as a sociocultural minority movement, the identification of social, literary, and artistic themes and the definition of, and public policy and legal issues surrounding, the gay and lesbian community.

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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 Gay/Lesbian Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 05.0208. 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 2–4 years12
2025Bachelor degree25
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate13
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1365
2024Bachelor degree24
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate13
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1168
2023Certificate 2–4 years13
2023Bachelor degree24
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1170
2022Associate degree15
2022Certificate 2–4 years12
2022Bachelor degree16
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1163
2021Associate degree14
2021Bachelor degree39
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year860
2020Associate degree14
2020Certificate 2–4 years12
2020Bachelor degree37
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year751

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 05.0208 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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Institutions with reported graduates

21 institutions

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