CIP 25.0103 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Archives/Archival Administration.

A program that prepares individuals to identify, manage, preserve, and make available records with long-term value for documentation, legal, research, and other purposes. Includes instruction in appraisal and collection development, information and records management, archival preservation, access systems, management of electronic records, archival outreach, and legal and ethical issues.

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.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Archives/Archival Administration award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 25.0103. 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	1	3
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	7	44
2025	Master degree	2	149
2025	Post-master certificate	4	128
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	1	3
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	4	7
2024	Master degree	2	121
2024	Post-master certificate	5	125
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	1	3
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	5	6
2023	Master degree	2	139
2023	Post-master certificate	6	147
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	1	3
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	3
2022	Master degree	2	116
2022	Post-master certificate	5	81
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	1	1
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	4
2021	Master degree	2	144
2021	Post-master certificate	5	65
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	1	2
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	3	7
2020	Master degree	2	117
2020	Post-master certificate	4	50

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 →

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CIP 25.0103 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 25 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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