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CIP 45.0901 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

International Relations and Affairs.

A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, international law and organization, the comparative study of specific countries and regions, and the theory and practice of diplomacy.

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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 International Relations and Affairs award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 45.0901. 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 years321
2025Associate degree920
2025Bachelor degree2706,361
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate14286
2025Master degree833,613
2025Doctorate — research1261
2025Doctorate — professional practice122
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year851
2024Certificate 1–2 years11
2024Associate degree618
2024Bachelor degree2676,331
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate14363
2024Master degree863,971
2024Doctorate — research1372
2024Doctorate — professional practice122
2024Doctorate — other12
2024Certificate under 12 weeks11
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1263
2023Certificate 1–2 years23
2023Associate degree813
2023Bachelor degree2776,859
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate15396
2023Master degree864,455
2023Post-master certificate11
2023Doctorate — research1262
2023Doctorate — professional practice123
2023Doctorate — other14
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year951
2022Certificate 1–2 years27
2022Associate degree817
2022Bachelor degree2807,212
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate17350
2022Master degree833,809
2022Doctorate — research1465
2022Doctorate — professional practice111
2022Doctorate — other14
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year952
2021Certificate 1–2 years24
2021Associate degree1235
2021Bachelor degree2897,825
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate21385
2021Master degree823,710
2021Doctorate — research1358
2021Doctorate — professional practice110
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year966
2020Certificate 1–2 years11
2020Associate degree1556
2020Bachelor degree3038,307
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate18291
2020Master degree803,819
2020Post-master certificate19
2020Doctorate — research1461
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year970

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 45.0901 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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Institutions with reported graduates

412 institutions

DC · Four-year

American University ↗

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Bachelor degree: 382 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 23 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Master degree: 274 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Doctorate — research: 7 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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