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CIP 43.0304 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations.

A program focusing on the study of terrorism as a global and national threat and the methods for analyzing and countering it. Includes instruction in psychology, cultural studies, terrorist history and organization, terrorist capabilities, terrorist finance and international money-laundering, threat assessment, intelligence operations, incident command systems, border security, emergency response, joint operations, surveillance and communications systems, cyberterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, counterterrorist operations, and applications to specific terrorist organizations and threats.

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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 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 43.0304. 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
2025Associate degree167
2025Bachelor degree14
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate635
2025Master degree324
2025Doctorate — research12
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year431
2024Associate degree149
2024Bachelor degree12
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate649
2024Master degree435
2024Doctorate — research11
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year534
2023Associate degree149
2023Bachelor degree24
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate644
2023Master degree334
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year440
2022Associate degree152
2022Bachelor degree17
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate637
2022Master degree329
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year565
2021Associate degree140
2021Bachelor degree218
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate554
2021Master degree223
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year568
2020Associate degree244
2020Bachelor degree16
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate452
2020Master degree210
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year350

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 43.0304 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.

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Institutions with reported graduates

17 institutions

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