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CIP 26.0502 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Microbiology, General.

A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology, cell physiology, virology, pathogenic microbiology, environmental microbiology, immunology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and laboratory methods including microscopy.

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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 Microbiology, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 26.0502. 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 degree11
2025Bachelor degree822,039
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2025Master degree44231
2025Post-master certificate14
2025Doctorate — research47220
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2024Associate degree23
2024Bachelor degree822,117
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate26
2024Master degree41232
2024Post-master certificate15
2024Doctorate — research44225
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year14
2023Associate degree47
2023Bachelor degree832,255
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate25
2023Master degree47233
2023Post-master certificate14
2023Doctorate — research47216
2022Associate degree45
2022Bachelor degree822,432
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate13
2022Master degree37206
2022Post-master certificate14
2022Doctorate — research49232
2021Associate degree49
2021Bachelor degree802,450
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2021Master degree40177
2021Post-master certificate15
2021Doctorate — research42212
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2020Associate degree36
2020Bachelor degree832,440
2020Master degree41199
2020Post-master certificate13
2020Doctorate — research44207
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year14

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 26.0502 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

118 institutions

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