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CIP 39.0401 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Religious Education.

A program that focuses on the theory and practice of providing educational services to members of faith communities, within the context of a particular religion, and that prepares individuals to serve as religious educators. Includes instruction in planning and teaching lessons, organizing and supervising instructional activities, designing and developing instructional materials, and administering religious education programs and facilities.

How to use this list

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 Religious Education award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 39.0401. 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 degree58
2025Bachelor degree39515
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate10108
2025Master degree36459
2025Post-master certificate13
2025Doctorate — research11112
2025Doctorate — professional practice211
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year318
2024Associate degree621
2024Bachelor degree38587
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate1043
2024Master degree40416
2024Post-master certificate11
2024Doctorate — research11117
2024Doctorate — professional practice213
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12
2023Associate degree510
2023Bachelor degree42579
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate525
2023Master degree41425
2023Post-master certificate11
2023Doctorate — research1294
2023Doctorate — professional practice320
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2022Associate degree48
2022Bachelor degree47648
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate519
2022Master degree45458
2022Post-master certificate212
2022Doctorate — research1081
2022Doctorate — professional practice330
2021Associate degree518
2021Bachelor degree49656
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate628
2021Master degree48570
2021Post-master certificate18
2021Doctorate — research1162
2021Doctorate — professional practice315
2021Doctorate — other14
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year44
2020Associate degree715
2020Bachelor degree50654
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate438
2020Master degree40506
2020Post-master certificate12
2020Doctorate — research851
2020Doctorate — professional practice316
2020Doctorate — other215
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11

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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Research the exact programme behind this field

CIP 39.0401 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 39 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

120 institutions

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