CIP 40.0202 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Astrophysics.

A program that focuses on the theoretical and observational study of the structure, properties, and behavior of stars, star systems and clusters, stellar life cycles, and related phenomena. Includes instruction in cosmology, plasma kinetics, stellar physics, convolution and non-equilibrium radiation transfer theory, non-Euclidean geometries, mathematical modeling, galactic structure theory, and relativistic 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 Astrophysics award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 40.0202. 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	Bachelor degree	38	366
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	2
2025	Master degree	9	67
2025	Doctorate — research	13	67
2024	Bachelor degree	37	342
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	3
2024	Master degree	10	49
2024	Doctorate — research	13	57
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	1
2023	Bachelor degree	34	303
2023	Master degree	9	48
2023	Doctorate — research	13	64
2022	Bachelor degree	35	329
2022	Master degree	6	31
2022	Doctorate — research	13	50
2021	Bachelor degree	33	301
2021	Master degree	9	65
2021	Doctorate — research	12	52
2020	Bachelor degree	31	262
2020	Master degree	8	44
2020	Doctorate — research	14	45

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CIP 40.0202 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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