CIP 40.1001 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Materials Science.

A program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles to the analysis and evaluation of the characteristics and behavior of solids, including internal structure, chemical properties, transport and energy flow properties, thermodynamics of solids, stress and failure factors, chemical transformation states and processes, compound materials, and research on industrial applications of specific materials.

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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 Materials Science award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 40.1001. 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	8	153
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	3	6
2025	Master degree	30	241
2025	Post-master certificate	1	4
2025	Doctorate — research	29	173
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	14
2024	Bachelor degree	9	160
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	5	12
2024	Master degree	30	248
2024	Post-master certificate	1	5
2024	Doctorate — research	32	188
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	8
2023	Bachelor degree	8	164
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	3	11
2023	Master degree	31	252
2023	Post-master certificate	1	7
2023	Doctorate — research	33	197
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2	7
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	1	2
2022	Bachelor degree	7	160
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	3	8
2022	Master degree	28	229
2022	Post-master certificate	1	2
2022	Doctorate — research	31	190
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	5
2021	Bachelor degree	7	198
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	3	14
2021	Master degree	27	244
2021	Post-master certificate	1	1
2021	Doctorate — research	26	129
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	7
2020	Bachelor degree	8	214
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	2
2020	Master degree	23	282
2020	Post-master certificate	1	5
2020	Doctorate — research	28	131
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	3

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 40.1001 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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