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CIP 45.0602 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Applied Economics.

A program that focuses on the application of economic principles and analytical techniques to the study of particular industries, activities, or the exploitation of particular resources. Includes instruction in economic theory; microeconomic analysis and modeling of specific industries, commodities; the economic consequences of resource allocation decisions; regulatory and consumer factors; and the technical aspects of specific subjects as they relate to economic analysis.

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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 Applied Economics award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 45.0602. 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
2025Bachelor degree14261
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate323
2025Master degree1088
2025Doctorate — research34
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12
2024Bachelor degree16209
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate712
2024Master degree9123
2024Doctorate — research310
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12
2023Bachelor degree13254
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate628
2023Master degree15138
2023Doctorate — research413
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year15
2022Bachelor degree16314
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate417
2022Master degree15176
2022Doctorate — research518
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year22
2021Bachelor degree16302
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate526
2021Master degree20240
2021Doctorate — research419
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13
2020Bachelor degree19349
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate312
2020Master degree23236
2020Doctorate — research317
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13

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 45.0602 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 45 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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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

58 institutions

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