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CIP 09.0905 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Health Communication.

A program that focuses on how people, individually and collectively, understand and accommodate to health and illness and the role of communication and media in shaping professional health care messages and public acceptance of these messages. Includes instruction in the development and use of health-related and care-related messages and media; the goals and strategies of health care promotion; relationships, roles, situations, and social structures in the context of health maintenance and promotion; and applications to disease prevention, health advocacy, and communications concerning treatments.

How to use this list

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 Health Communication award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 09.0905. 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 years18
2025Certificate 2–4 years12
2025Bachelor degree1577
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate1447
2025Master degree1095
2025Post-master certificate111
2025Doctorate — research316
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11105
2024Certificate 1–2 years25
2024Certificate 2–4 years11
2024Bachelor degree21118
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate1130
2024Master degree1185
2024Post-master certificate223
2024Doctorate — research39
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1089
2023Certificate 1–2 years212
2023Certificate 2–4 years15
2023Bachelor degree17119
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate1024
2023Master degree16149
2023Post-master certificate115
2023Doctorate — research310
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1079
2022Certificate 1–2 years215
2022Certificate 2–4 years18
2022Bachelor degree22145
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate1138
2022Master degree15152
2022Post-master certificate214
2022Doctorate — research313
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year636
2021Certificate 1–2 years19
2021Certificate 2–4 years16
2021Bachelor degree21178
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate831
2021Master degree14126
2021Post-master certificate114
2021Doctorate — research313
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year523
2020Certificate 1–2 years11
2020Bachelor degree18115
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate625
2020Master degree12137
2020Post-master certificate410
2020Doctorate — research314
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year215

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 09.0905 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 09 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

82 institutions

Related fields

Communication, General. ↗

Speech Communication and Rhetoric. ↗

Mass Communication/Media Studies. ↗

Communication and Media Studies, Other. ↗

Journalism. ↗

Broadcast Journalism. ↗