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CIP 38.0203 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Christian Studies.

A program that focuses on the philosophy and teachings of Jesus Christ and his apostles, and the subsequent intellectual and cultural movements and institutions based on Christianity. Includes instruction in Christian sacred scripture, Christian literature and philosophy, and studies of one or more of the main branches of the faith and their cultural context including Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Evangelicalism, and others.

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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, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Christian Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 38.0203. 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 degree9190
2025Certificate 2–4 years110
2025Bachelor degree44264
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate662
2025Master degree20230
2025Doctorate — research11
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23
2024Associate degree1096
2024Certificate 2–4 years16
2024Bachelor degree38213
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate319
2024Master degree24245
2024Post-master certificate11
2023Certificate 1–2 years12
2023Associate degree13185
2023Bachelor degree43256
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate418
2023Master degree25251
2022Certificate 1–2 years12
2022Associate degree10176
2022Bachelor degree42334
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate410
2022Master degree25270
2022Post-master certificate11
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12
2021Certificate 1–2 years12
2021Associate degree681
2021Bachelor degree46292
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate48
2021Master degree24293
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2020Certificate 1–2 years35
2020Associate degree791
2020Bachelor degree42270
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2020Master degree24221
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 38.0203 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 38 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

92 institutions

VA · Four-year

Liberty University ↗

Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit

Associate degree: 68 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Bachelor degree: 25 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 11 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Master degree: 22 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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NC · Four-year

Manna University ↗

Fayetteville, NC · Private nonprofit

Certificate 1–2 years: 2 first-major awards · year ending 2023.

Associate degree: 3 first-major awards · year ending 2023.

Bachelor degree: 4 first-major awards · year ending 2023.

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2022.

1 additional reported award levels.

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Related fields

Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. ↗

Philosophy. ↗

Logic. ↗

Ethics. ↗

Applied and Professional Ethics. ↗

Philosophy, Other. ↗