CIP 23.1303 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing.

A program that focuses on professional, technical, business, and scientific writing; and that prepares individuals for academic positions or for professional careers as writers, editors, researchers, and related careers in business, government, non-profits, and the professions. Includes instruction in theories of rhetoric, writing, and digital literacy; document design, production, and management; visual rhetoric and multimedia composition; documentation development; usability testing; web writing; and publishing in print and electronic 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 Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 23.1303. 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 ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	3	16
2025	Associate degree	4	8
2025	Certificate 2–4 years	1	2
2025	Bachelor degree	68	559
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	31	196
2025	Master degree	29	308
2025	Post-master certificate	1	4
2025	Doctorate — research	4	11
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	72	2,579
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	5	14
2024	Associate degree	3	9
2024	Certificate 2–4 years	1	1
2024	Bachelor degree	70	566
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	29	240
2024	Master degree	30	301
2024	Post-master certificate	2	7
2024	Doctorate — research	3	31
2024	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	2
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	56	1,592
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	6	30
2023	Associate degree	6	19
2023	Bachelor degree	64	607
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	32	198
2023	Master degree	33	377
2023	Post-master certificate	2	3
2023	Doctorate — research	4	28
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	60	1,533
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	6	37
2022	Associate degree	6	15
2022	Bachelor degree	71	659
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	34	236
2022	Master degree	35	418
2022	Post-master certificate	3	9
2022	Doctorate — research	5	32
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	51	1,621
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	6	37
2021	Associate degree	5	19
2021	Bachelor degree	69	721
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	32	202
2021	Master degree	34	338
2021	Post-master certificate	2	3
2021	Doctorate — research	5	22
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	49	1,002
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	5	23
2020	Associate degree	5	21
2020	Bachelor degree	69	744
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	22	116
2020	Master degree	34	369
2020	Post-master certificate	2	7
2020	Doctorate — research	5	29
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	2	6
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	41	1,127

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 23.1303 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 23 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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