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CIP 23.1401 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

General Literature.

A program that focuses on literature from one or more genres, cultures or traditions. Includes instruction in period and genre studies, author studies, literary criticism, and studies of various types of literary text.

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.

Compare the degree level, curriculum, teaching language and costs on the institution’s current official website. Related subjects may use different CIP codes.

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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 General Literature award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 23.1401. 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 degree1176
2025Bachelor degree38271
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate720
2025Master degree445
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23
2024Associate degree1154
2024Bachelor degree39249
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate710
2024Master degree631
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year46
2023Associate degree1263
2023Bachelor degree36230
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate77
2023Master degree543
2023Post-master certificate13
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23
2022Associate degree1662
2022Bachelor degree36276
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate23
2022Master degree631
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year26
2021Associate degree1133
2021Bachelor degree29190
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2021Master degree38
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2020Associate degree727
2020Bachelor degree38264
2020Master degree22
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.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

Research the exact programme behind this field

CIP 23.1401 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.

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.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

95 institutions

Related fields

English Language and Literature, General. ↗

Writing, General. ↗

Creative Writing. ↗

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. ↗

Rhetoric and Composition. ↗

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other. ↗