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CIP 40.0501 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Chemistry, General.

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

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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.

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Connected Chemistry, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 40.0501. 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 years314
2025Associate degree1671,046
2025Bachelor degree99311,361
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate68
2025Master degree2782,667
2025Post-master certificate321
2025Doctorate — research1842,831
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year10127
2024Certificate 1–2 years39
2024Associate degree1591,010
2024Bachelor degree99011,165
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate719
2024Master degree2772,385
2024Post-master certificate222
2024Doctorate — research1913,029
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year671
2023Certificate 1–2 years410
2023Associate degree1561,039
2023Bachelor degree1,02211,720
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate510
2023Master degree2782,281
2023Post-master certificate232
2023Doctorate — research1932,974
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year797
2022Certificate 1–2 years34
2022Associate degree1571,085
2022Bachelor degree1,03212,594
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate46
2022Master degree2812,207
2022Post-master certificate217
2022Doctorate — research1923,095
2022Certificate under 12 weeks13
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year7148
2021Certificate 1–2 years14
2021Associate degree1531,168
2021Bachelor degree1,04913,343
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate45
2021Master degree2762,104
2021Post-master certificate230
2021Doctorate — research1922,624
2021Certificate under 12 weeks12
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year776
2020Certificate 1–2 years25
2020Associate degree1491,164
2020Bachelor degree1,06513,783
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2020Master degree2762,143
2020Post-master certificate237
2020Doctorate — research1892,720
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year5212

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 40.0501 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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Institutions with reported graduates

1383 institutions

NY · Four-year

Syracuse University ↗

Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit

Bachelor degree: 24 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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

Post-master certificate: 4 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Doctorate — research: 13 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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Related fields

Physical Sciences, General. ↗

Astronomy. ↗

Astrophysics. ↗

Planetary Astronomy and Science. ↗

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other. ↗

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. ↗