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CIP 22.0203 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence.

An advanced, professional program of the U.S. legal system, Constitution law, and jurisprudence. Includes instruction in legal history, legal sociology, philosophy of law, Constitutional law, legal procedure, and related topics.

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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 American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 22.0203. 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 degree11
2025Bachelor degree433
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate227
2025Master degree32807
2025Post-master certificate262
2025Doctorate — research416
2025Doctorate — professional practice12
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2024Bachelor degree545
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate229
2024Master degree30699
2024Post-master certificate268
2024Doctorate — research532
2024Doctorate — professional practice113
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13
2023Associate degree15
2023Bachelor degree550
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate235
2023Master degree29743
2023Post-master certificate258
2023Doctorate — research628
2023Doctorate — professional practice27
2022Associate degree11
2022Bachelor degree560
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate221
2022Master degree30882
2022Post-master certificate2107
2022Doctorate — research420
2022Doctorate — professional practice214
2021Associate degree11
2021Bachelor degree663
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate314
2021Master degree27574
2021Post-master certificate264
2021Doctorate — research425
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12
2020Associate degree11
2020Bachelor degree558
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate33
2020Master degree29694
2020Post-master certificate370
2020Doctorate — research636
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11

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 22.0203 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 22 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

52 institutions

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