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CIP 24.0101 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

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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 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 24.0101. 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 years17873,460
2025Associate degree996241,278
2025Certificate 2–4 years4377
2025Bachelor degree48919,799
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate9124
2025Master degree82748
2025Post-master certificate11
2025Doctorate — research633
2025Certificate under 12 weeks113
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year6512,049
2024Certificate 1–2 years18275,453
2024Associate degree980235,225
2024Certificate 2–4 years5268
2024Bachelor degree48720,663
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate9147
2024Master degree82874
2024Post-master certificate11
2024Doctorate — research535
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year6710,538
2023Certificate 1–2 years18370,252
2023Associate degree992229,953
2023Certificate 2–4 years2243
2023Bachelor degree48420,568
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate8128
2023Master degree81901
2023Doctorate — research325
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year7111,561
2022Certificate 1–2 years17872,830
2022Associate degree996249,396
2022Certificate 2–4 years1237
2022Bachelor degree50021,575
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate12201
2022Master degree901,024
2022Post-master certificate19
2022Doctorate — research322
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year648,604
2021Certificate 1–2 years17070,344
2021Associate degree981262,165
2021Certificate 2–4 years11
2021Bachelor degree49924,050
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate14225
2021Master degree941,218
2021Post-master certificate24
2021Doctorate — research629
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year657,874
2020Certificate 1–2 years16671,067
2020Associate degree985262,112
2020Bachelor degree50524,301
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate14215
2020Master degree931,188
2020Post-master certificate11
2020Doctorate — research623
2020Certificate under 12 weeks251
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year466,281

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 24.0101 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 24 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

1645 institutions

IL · Four-year

Northwestern University ↗

Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit

Certificate 1–2 years: 3 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Bachelor degree: 2 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 53 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Master degree: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

1 additional reported award levels.

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Related fields

General Studies. ↗

Humanities/Humanistic Studies. ↗

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. ↗