CIP 40.0201 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Astronomy.

A general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of astronomical phenomena, planetary science, solar system evolution, and specific methodologies such as optical astronomy, radioastronomy, and theoretical astronomy.

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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 Astronomy award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 40.0201. 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 ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	1	1
2025	Associate degree	11	20
2025	Bachelor degree	57	560
2025	Master degree	32	173
2025	Doctorate — research	26	121
2024	Associate degree	16	26
2024	Bachelor degree	57	519
2024	Master degree	27	130
2024	Post-master certificate	1	4
2024	Doctorate — research	28	132
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	1	1
2023	Associate degree	10	13
2023	Bachelor degree	58	492
2023	Master degree	29	164
2023	Post-master certificate	1	10
2023	Doctorate — research	25	133
2022	Associate degree	11	17
2022	Bachelor degree	55	445
2022	Master degree	25	104
2022	Post-master certificate	1	3
2022	Doctorate — research	25	118
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	1
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	1	1
2021	Associate degree	7	23
2021	Bachelor degree	55	486
2021	Master degree	25	98
2021	Post-master certificate	1	4
2021	Doctorate — research	19	80
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	1	1
2020	Associate degree	10	14
2020	Bachelor degree	52	437
2020	Master degree	25	115
2020	Post-master certificate	1	5
2020	Doctorate — research	26	93

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 40.0201 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 40 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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