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CIP 09.0909 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Communication Management and Strategic Communications.

A program that focuses on the critical thinking, analysis, and practical skills essential to developing and implementing communication strategies that advance organizations goals and missions. Includes instruction in communication management, crisis communication, communications law, digital and traditional marketing strategies, media relations, social media strategies, strategic communication, traditional and emerging media, and writing for the media.

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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 Communication Management and Strategic Communications award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 09.0909. 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 degree3312
2025Bachelor degree311,159
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate421
2025Master degree21399
2025Post-master certificate17
2025Doctorate — research18
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year7108
2024Associate degree2317
2024Bachelor degree281,121
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate517
2024Master degree18343
2024Post-master certificate114
2024Doctorate — research112
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year581
2023Associate degree2353
2023Bachelor degree251,206
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate311
2023Master degree15366
2023Post-master certificate112
2023Doctorate — research14
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year419
2022Associate degree3328
2022Bachelor degree221,046
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2022Master degree13359
2022Post-master certificate112
2022Doctorate — research12
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year315
2021Associate degree1318
2021Bachelor degree16832
2021Master degree8233
2021Certificate under 12 weeks11
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year14
2020Associate degree1342
2020Bachelor degree8531
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2020Master degree588

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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Institutions with reported graduates

73 institutions

Related fields

Communication, General. ↗

Speech Communication and Rhetoric. ↗

Mass Communication/Media Studies. ↗

Communication and Media Studies, Other. ↗

Journalism. ↗

Broadcast Journalism. ↗