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CIP 39.0604 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies.

A program that prepares individuals to enter a seminary or other program leading to religious ordination, or a related religious vocation.

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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 Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 39.0604. 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 years36
2025Associate degree49
2025Certificate 2–4 years218
2025Bachelor degree18102
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate323
2025Master degree218
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year34
2024Certificate 1–2 years23
2024Associate degree35
2024Certificate 2–4 years140
2024Bachelor degree17117
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate314
2024Master degree27
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year26
2023Certificate 1–2 years26
2023Associate degree522
2023Certificate 2–4 years233
2023Bachelor degree18112
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate28
2023Master degree29
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year216
2022Certificate 1–2 years34
2022Associate degree516
2022Certificate 2–4 years211
2022Bachelor degree20147
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate210
2022Master degree214
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year112
2021Certificate 1–2 years318
2021Associate degree629
2021Certificate 2–4 years219
2021Bachelor degree16148
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate312
2021Master degree214
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year17
2020Certificate 1–2 years34
2020Associate degree411
2020Certificate 2–4 years257
2020Bachelor degree24181
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate328
2020Master degree336
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13

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 39.0604 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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Institutions with reported graduates

52 institutions

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