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CIP 50.0601 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Film/Cinema/Media Studies.

A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/media arts, as well as the basic principles of filmmaking and film production.

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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 Film/Cinema/Media Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 50.0601. 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 years419
2025Associate degree30235
2025Bachelor degree1654,128
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate1028
2025Master degree35500
2025Post-master certificate22
2025Doctorate — research1022
2025Certificate under 12 weeks12
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13301
2024Certificate 1–2 years36
2024Associate degree29221
2024Bachelor degree1644,217
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate735
2024Master degree33583
2024Post-master certificate11
2024Doctorate — research1242
2024Certificate under 12 weeks15
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13306
2023Certificate 1–2 years27
2023Associate degree26152
2023Bachelor degree1614,320
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate727
2023Master degree33572
2023Post-master certificate33
2023Doctorate — research1243
2023Certificate under 12 weeks14
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13360
2022Certificate 1–2 years24
2022Associate degree23209
2022Bachelor degree1573,996
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate748
2022Master degree36500
2022Post-master certificate34
2022Doctorate — research1235
2022Certificate under 12 weeks13
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year15275
2021Certificate 1–2 years15
2021Associate degree23188
2021Bachelor degree1513,873
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate624
2021Master degree31490
2021Post-master certificate11
2021Doctorate — research1244
2021Certificate under 12 weeks15
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13202
2020Certificate 1–2 years14
2020Associate degree20206
2020Bachelor degree1513,923
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate623
2020Master degree33555
2020Post-master certificate34
2020Doctorate — research1130
2020Certificate under 12 weeks14
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11108

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 50.0601 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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Institutions with reported graduates

261 institutions

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