CIP 30.2601 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.

An interdisciplinary program that focuses on the analysis and critique of culture in its varied forms, including values, ideas, belief systems, and expressive acts, and the relationship between cultural forms, everyday life, and structures of power. Includes instruction in anthropology, communications, history, literary studies, philosophy, political economy, and sociology, as well as recent theories and methodologies such as semiotics, deconstruction, postcolonial studies, gender theory, and ethnography.

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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 Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 30.2601. 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	Associate degree	2	25
2025	Bachelor degree	19	191
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	9	51
2025	Master degree	9	44
2025	Post-master certificate	1	2
2025	Doctorate — research	6	42
2025	Doctorate — other	1	1
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	3	16
2024	Associate degree	2	20
2024	Certificate 2–4 years	1	2
2024	Bachelor degree	19	179
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	9	83
2024	Master degree	9	42
2024	Post-master certificate	1	9
2024	Doctorate — research	7	29
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2	23
2023	Associate degree	2	33
2023	Certificate 2–4 years	1	1
2023	Bachelor degree	17	147
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	10	66
2023	Master degree	9	60
2023	Post-master certificate	1	5
2023	Doctorate — research	6	28
2023	Doctorate — other	1	1
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2	23
2022	Associate degree	2	22
2022	Certificate 2–4 years	1	2
2022	Bachelor degree	17	163
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	12	86
2022	Master degree	12	36
2022	Post-master certificate	1	7
2022	Doctorate — research	5	18
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2	19
2021	Associate degree	2	24
2021	Certificate 2–4 years	1	1
2021	Bachelor degree	15	195
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	8	84
2021	Master degree	11	53
2021	Post-master certificate	1	11
2021	Doctorate — research	6	12
2021	Doctorate — other	1	1
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2	14
2020	Associate degree	2	29
2020	Bachelor degree	17	199
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	6	60
2020	Master degree	9	38
2020	Post-master certificate	1	10
2020	Doctorate — research	3	8
2020	Doctorate — other	1	1
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	1

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