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CIP 39.0602 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Divinity/Ministry.

A program that prepares individuals for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. Includes instruction in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pastoral ministry, homiletics, evangelism, church/parish organization and management, Christian ethics, church history, and related studies.

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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 Divinity/Ministry award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 39.0602. 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 years216
2025Associate degree1581
2025Bachelor degree34599
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate14300
2025Master degree2214,654
2025Post-master certificate311
2025Doctorate — research17167
2025Doctorate — professional practice39411
2025Doctorate — other15154
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year8101
2024Certificate 1–2 years26
2024Associate degree11117
2024Certificate 2–4 years11
2024Bachelor degree29588
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate12156
2024Master degree2184,944
2024Post-master certificate11
2024Doctorate — research12173
2024Doctorate — professional practice39524
2024Doctorate — other15132
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year452
2023Certificate 1–2 years39
2023Associate degree10103
2023Certificate 2–4 years12
2023Bachelor degree40551
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate1152
2023Master degree2285,082
2023Post-master certificate29
2023Doctorate — research12177
2023Doctorate — professional practice35415
2023Doctorate — other12128
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year523
2022Certificate 1–2 years22
2022Associate degree8156
2022Certificate 2–4 years12
2022Bachelor degree37581
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate824
2022Master degree2235,281
2022Post-master certificate126
2022Doctorate — research11125
2022Doctorate — professional practice32379
2022Doctorate — other12117
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year574
2021Certificate 1–2 years34
2021Associate degree11197
2021Certificate 2–4 years13
2021Bachelor degree41602
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate847
2021Master degree2245,599
2021Post-master certificate225
2021Doctorate — research14135
2021Doctorate — professional practice31376
2021Doctorate — other14127
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year391
2020Certificate 1–2 years35
2020Associate degree11233
2020Certificate 2–4 years14
2020Bachelor degree37563
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate515
2020Master degree2225,362
2020Post-master certificate335
2020Doctorate — research15166
2020Doctorate — professional practice29341
2020Doctorate — other13129
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year327

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 39.0602 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.

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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

293 institutions

AR · Four-year

Harding University ↗

Searcy, AR · Private nonprofit

Bachelor degree: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Master degree: 10 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Doctorate — professional practice: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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Related fields

Bible/Biblical Studies. ↗

Missions/Missionary Studies. ↗

Church Planting. ↗

Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, Other. ↗

Religious Education. ↗

Religious/Sacred Music. ↗