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CIP 31.0501 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.

A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.

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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 Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 31.0501. 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 years13269
2025Associate degree1102,336
2025Bachelor degree2118,938
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate957
2025Master degree62970
2025Post-master certificate211
2025Doctorate — research423
2025Certificate under 12 weeks318
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year37351
2024Certificate 1–2 years1353
2024Associate degree1162,242
2024Bachelor degree2208,812
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate938
2024Master degree59939
2024Post-master certificate28
2024Doctorate — research526
2024Certificate under 12 weeks318
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year44360
2023Certificate 1–2 years1261
2023Associate degree1112,288
2023Bachelor degree2118,882
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate841
2023Master degree601,101
2023Post-master certificate12
2023Doctorate — research418
2023Certificate under 12 weeks334
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year45225
2022Certificate 1–2 years1273
2022Associate degree1212,431
2022Bachelor degree2089,397
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate727
2022Master degree571,019
2022Doctorate — research535
2022Certificate under 12 weeks17
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year35202
2021Certificate 1–2 years1159
2021Associate degree1222,366
2021Bachelor degree20910,086
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate410
2021Master degree541,003
2021Doctorate — research729
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year39234
2020Certificate 1–2 years1345
2020Associate degree1272,056
2020Bachelor degree21910,501
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2020Master degree561,086
2020Doctorate — research422
2020Certificate under 12 weeks16
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year35229

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 →

Research the exact programme behind this field

CIP 31.0501 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 31 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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Institutions with reported graduates

488 institutions

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