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CIP 26.0101 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Biology/Biological Sciences, General.

A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.

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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 Biology/Biological Sciences, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 26.0101. 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 years518
2025Associate degree3398,778
2025Bachelor degree1,32975,817
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate1661
2025Master degree3543,741
2025Post-master certificate116
2025Doctorate — research1401,086
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year16562
2024Certificate 1–2 years429
2024Associate degree3297,882
2024Bachelor degree1,32675,148
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate1576
2024Master degree3523,727
2024Post-master certificate122
2024Doctorate — research1431,086
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year19449
2023Certificate 1–2 years521
2023Associate degree3157,511
2023Certificate 2–4 years11
2023Bachelor degree1,33477,624
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate1575
2023Master degree3473,817
2023Post-master certificate114
2023Doctorate — research1351,107
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year15683
2022Certificate 1–2 years512
2022Associate degree3137,857
2022Bachelor degree1,34979,492
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate13108
2022Master degree3423,564
2022Post-master certificate114
2022Doctorate — research1431,084
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year17755
2021Certificate 1–2 years414
2021Associate degree3078,267
2021Bachelor degree1,34881,123
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate1364
2021Master degree3373,572
2021Post-master certificate117
2021Doctorate — research135927
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11497
2020Certificate 1–2 years312
2020Associate degree2816,828
2020Bachelor degree1,34878,554
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate941
2020Master degree3373,611
2020Post-master certificate132
2020Doctorate — research1431,003
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year10131

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 26.0101 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 26 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

1763 institutions

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