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CIP 44.0701 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Social Work.

A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.

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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 Social Work award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 44.0701. 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 years14111
2025Associate degree1331,901
2025Certificate 2–4 years16
2025Bachelor degree58717,764
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate251,005
2025Master degree34034,481
2025Post-master certificate993
2025Doctorate — research85639
2025Doctorate — professional practice12417
2025Doctorate — other160
2025Certificate under 12 weeks216
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year27398
2024Certificate 1–2 years1198
2024Associate degree1372,091
2024Bachelor degree58318,337
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate27751
2024Master degree33234,196
2024Post-master certificate656
2024Doctorate — research79546
2024Doctorate — professional practice10371
2024Doctorate — other187
2024Certificate under 12 weeks218
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year24312
2023Certificate 1–2 years1077
2023Associate degree1281,882
2023Bachelor degree58319,955
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate24483
2023Master degree32334,350
2023Post-master certificate953
2023Doctorate — research82685
2023Doctorate — professional practice8220
2023Doctorate — other121
2023Certificate under 12 weeks217
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23363
2022Certificate 1–2 years1472
2022Associate degree1261,789
2022Bachelor degree58021,113
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate28387
2022Master degree30933,255
2022Post-master certificate555
2022Doctorate — research74530
2022Doctorate — professional practice7119
2022Doctorate — other1112
2022Certificate under 12 weeks218
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year24370
2021Certificate 1–2 years14112
2021Associate degree1241,653
2021Bachelor degree57521,738
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate21379
2021Master degree30232,012
2021Post-master certificate798
2021Doctorate — research68454
2021Doctorate — professional practice542
2021Doctorate — other1184
2021Certificate under 12 weeks219
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year24494
2020Certificate 1–2 years1584
2020Associate degree1101,470
2020Bachelor degree56921,410
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate20324
2020Master degree29332,203
2020Post-master certificate792
2020Doctorate — research72471
2020Doctorate — professional practice423
2020Doctorate — other1146
2020Certificate under 12 weeks111
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year19379

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 44.0701 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 44 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

846 institutions

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