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CIP 50.0708 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Painting.

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing, surface preparation, composition, oil and acrylic media, watercolor media, painting techniques, and personal style development.

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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 Painting award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 50.0708. 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
2025Associate degree18
2025Bachelor degree46481
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2025Master degree9145
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23
2024Associate degree15
2024Bachelor degree44452
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2024Master degree14130
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year14
2023Associate degree16
2023Bachelor degree45501
2023Master degree11130
2022Associate degree112
2022Certificate 2–4 years13
2022Bachelor degree48485
2022Master degree13135
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2021Associate degree15
2021Certificate 2–4 years14
2021Bachelor degree48486
2021Master degree15132
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year24
2020Certificate 1–2 years12
2020Associate degree111
2020Certificate 2–4 years110
2020Bachelor degree51553
2020Master degree15149

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 50.0708 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

73 institutions

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