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CIP 23.0101 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

English Language and Literature, General.

A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

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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.

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Connected English Language and Literature, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 23.0101. 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 years11
2025Associate degree2252,709
2025Bachelor degree1,14823,952
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate2570
2025Master degree3613,351
2025Post-master certificate438
2025Doctorate — research135922
2025Doctorate — other131
2025Certificate under 12 weeks11
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year20689
2024Certificate 1–2 years227
2024Associate degree2132,704
2024Bachelor degree1,14324,266
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate2682
2024Master degree3573,662
2024Post-master certificate628
2024Doctorate — research136938
2024Doctorate — other129
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23421
2023Certificate 1–2 years22
2023Associate degree2072,646
2023Bachelor degree1,17825,172
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate2578
2023Master degree3623,937
2023Post-master certificate545
2023Doctorate — research136976
2023Doctorate — other138
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year21430
2022Certificate 1–2 years242
2022Associate degree2052,949
2022Bachelor degree1,20226,639
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate24108
2022Master degree3723,913
2022Post-master certificate415
2022Doctorate — research1361,003
2022Doctorate — other118
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year21407
2021Certificate 1–2 years4337
2021Associate degree2033,168
2021Bachelor degree1,20028,978
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate2163
2021Master degree3693,947
2021Post-master certificate428
2021Doctorate — research135906
2021Doctorate — other118
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23798
2020Certificate 1–2 years6363
2020Associate degree1912,946
2020Bachelor degree1,21430,745
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate1542
2020Master degree3763,946
2020Post-master certificate336
2020Doctorate — research1351,095
2020Doctorate — other112
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year20222

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Institutions with reported graduates

1547 institutions

PA · Four-year

Lehigh University ↗

Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit

Bachelor degree: 18 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2021.

Master degree: 6 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Doctorate — research: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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Related fields

Writing, General. ↗

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Rhetoric and Composition. ↗

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other. ↗

General Literature. ↗