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CIP 31.0508 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Sports Studies.

A program that focuses on the psychological, sociological, and historical aspects of sport and physical activity. Includes instruction in theory of sport, sport psychology, sport in American society, gender and race/ethnicity and sport, and sports 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 Sports Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 31.0508. 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 degree212
2025Bachelor degree28288
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2025Master degree13168
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year575
2024Associate degree225
2024Bachelor degree29331
2024Master degree12172
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year548
2023Associate degree311
2023Bachelor degree29343
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2023Master degree11186
2023Doctorate — research13
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year438
2022Associate degree319
2022Bachelor degree28334
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate27
2022Master degree11165
2022Doctorate — research11
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year333
2021Certificate 1–2 years12
2021Associate degree319
2021Bachelor degree27293
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate311
2021Master degree11180
2021Doctorate — research222
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year356
2020Certificate 1–2 years22
2020Associate degree310
2020Bachelor degree26252
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate312
2020Master degree11145
2020Doctorate — research120
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year115

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 31.0508 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.

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Institutions with reported graduates

64 institutions

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