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CIP 26.1307 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Conservation Biology.

A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences to the specific problems of biodiversity, species preservation, ecological sustainability, and habitat fragmentation in the face of advancing human social, economic, and industrial pressures. Includes instruction in ecology, environmental science, biological systems, extinction theory, human-animal and human-plant interaction, ecosystem science and management, wetland conservation, field biology, forest and wildlife biology, and natural history.

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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 Conservation Biology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 26.1307. 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
2025Bachelor degree22231
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2025Master degree12147
2025Doctorate — research213
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year312
2024Bachelor degree23286
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate35
2024Master degree13238
2024Doctorate — research311
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year316
2023Bachelor degree21247
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2023Master degree12132
2023Doctorate — research319
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year26
2022Bachelor degree20193
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate33
2022Master degree11118
2022Doctorate — research314
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year27
2021Bachelor degree19182
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate24
2021Master degree1291
2021Doctorate — research29
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23
2020Bachelor degree18208
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate36
2020Master degree1089
2020Doctorate — research39
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year210

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 26.1307 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

51 institutions

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