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CIP 45.0902 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

National Security Policy Studies.

A program that focuses on the theory and application of intelligence, diplomacy, military power, and related tools of statecraft to national defense policy formulation and power projection. Includes instruction in history, political theory, public policy analysis, civil-military relations, military and defense studies, homeland security, leadership, threat scenarios, regional and local issues, alliance and coalition issues, defense budgeting and economics, intelligence, and strategy.

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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 National Security Policy Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 45.0902. 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 degree14189
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate1175
2025Master degree23464
2025Doctorate — other11
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year639
2024Bachelor degree14210
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate1057
2024Master degree21404
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year739
2023Bachelor degree12200
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate840
2023Master degree20385
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year526
2022Certificate 1–2 years11
2022Bachelor degree12196
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate745
2022Master degree14381
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year565
2021Certificate 1–2 years11
2021Bachelor degree12179
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate848
2021Master degree14291
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year631
2020Bachelor degree13138
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate442
2020Master degree12211
2020Post-master certificate11
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year446

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 45.0902 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

51 institutions

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