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CIP 50.0402 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Commercial and Advertising Art.

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.

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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 Commercial and Advertising Art award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 50.0402. 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 years36347
2025Associate degree881,370
2025Certificate 2–4 years2103
2025Bachelor degree39495
2025Master degree325
2025Certificate under 12 weeks136
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year44721
2024Certificate 1–2 years43385
2024Associate degree901,319
2024Certificate 2–4 years335
2024Bachelor degree46456
2024Master degree416
2024Certificate under 12 weeks18
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year38752
2023Certificate 1–2 years39352
2023Associate degree931,420
2023Certificate 2–4 years444
2023Bachelor degree49701
2023Master degree438
2023Certificate under 12 weeks12
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year48751
2022Certificate 1–2 years40349
2022Associate degree1041,413
2022Bachelor degree55714
2022Master degree433
2022Certificate under 12 weeks13
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year49735
2021Certificate 1–2 years43334
2021Associate degree1021,540
2021Bachelor degree57766
2021Master degree314
2021Certificate under 12 weeks16
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year48923
2020Certificate 1–2 years43377
2020Associate degree1111,579
2020Bachelor degree69899
2020Master degree215
2020Certificate under 12 weeks13
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year47905

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 50.0402 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 50 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

240 institutions

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