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CIP 43.0103 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.

A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of organization management and criminal justice to the administration of public law enforcement agencies and operations. Includes instruction in law enforcement history and theory, operational command leadership, administration of public police organizations, labor relations, incident response strategies, legal and regulatory responsibilities, budgeting, public relations, and organizational leadership.

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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 Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 43.0103. 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 years43461
2025Associate degree3118,530
2025Certificate 2–4 years138
2025Bachelor degree29011,567
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate20135
2025Master degree1302,470
2025Post-master certificate11
2025Doctorate — research9123
2025Certificate under 12 weeks4365
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1292,378
2024Certificate 1–2 years47437
2024Associate degree3148,604
2024Certificate 2–4 years173
2024Bachelor degree29212,134
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate21139
2024Master degree1282,605
2024Post-master certificate11
2024Doctorate — research1085
2024Certificate under 12 weeks4322
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1322,409
2023Certificate 1–2 years44684
2023Associate degree3218,842
2023Certificate 2–4 years148
2023Bachelor degree29512,871
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate18115
2023Master degree1322,651
2023Doctorate — research984
2023Certificate under 12 weeks5267
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1242,141
2022Certificate 1–2 years56687
2022Associate degree33411,073
2022Certificate 2–4 years137
2022Bachelor degree28913,482
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate19198
2022Master degree1302,823
2022Doctorate — research991
2022Certificate under 12 weeks5249
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1272,858
2021Certificate 1–2 years49466
2021Associate degree33212,208
2021Certificate 2–4 years156
2021Bachelor degree29214,015
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate18209
2021Master degree1262,790
2021Post-master certificate11
2021Doctorate — research892
2021Certificate under 12 weeks4105
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1222,674
2020Certificate 1–2 years55498
2020Associate degree34712,564
2020Certificate 2–4 years126
2020Bachelor degree30314,230
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate19220
2020Master degree1282,574
2020Doctorate — research881
2020Certificate under 12 weeks7661
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1112,442

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.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 43.0103 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 43 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

783 institutions

Related fields

Criminal Justice and Corrections, General. ↗

Corrections. ↗

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. ↗

Forensic Science and Technology. ↗

Criminal Justice/Police Science. ↗

Security and Loss Prevention Services. ↗