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CIP 43.0402 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Criminalistics and Criminal Science.

A program that focuses on the application of clinical and criminal laboratory science, investigative techniques, and criminology to the reconstruction of crimes and the analysis of physical evidence. Includes instruction in laboratory science, laboratory procedures, criminology and police science, evidentiary testing and analysis, computer applications, record-keeping, reconstruction techniques, evidence handling and storage, and applications to specific types of evidence and crimes.

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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 Criminalistics and Criminal Science award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 43.0402. 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 years366
2025Associate degree27
2025Bachelor degree15436
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate213
2025Master degree577
2025Doctorate — research14
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year519
2024Certificate 1–2 years387
2024Associate degree29
2024Bachelor degree15397
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate13
2024Master degree563
2024Doctorate — research16
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year38
2023Certificate 1–2 years240
2023Associate degree16
2023Bachelor degree15390
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate17
2023Master degree473
2023Doctorate — research16
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year517
2022Certificate 1–2 years274
2022Associate degree29
2022Bachelor degree15353
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate268
2022Master degree455
2022Doctorate — research11
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year718
2021Certificate 1–2 years18
2021Associate degree215
2021Bachelor degree17348
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate169
2021Master degree454
2021Doctorate — research12
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year312
2020Certificate 1–2 years220
2020Associate degree212
2020Bachelor degree16351
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate255
2020Master degree448
2020Doctorate — research19
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year313

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 43.0402 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

42 institutions

Related fields

Criminal Justice and Corrections, General. ↗

Corrections. ↗

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. ↗

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. ↗

Forensic Science and Technology. ↗

Criminal Justice/Police Science. ↗