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CIP 50.0902 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Music History, Literature, and Theory.

A program that focuses on the study of the historical evolution of music as a social and intellectual phenomenon, the development of musical instruments and techniques, and the analysis and criticism of musical literature. Includes instruction in music history research methods, aesthetic analysis of musical compositions, history of musical writing and notation, the development of musical instruments, the development of music theory, and the study of specific periods, cultural traditions, styles, and themes.

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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, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Music History, Literature, and Theory award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 50.0902. 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 degree1794
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2025Master degree921
2025Post-master certificate11
2025Doctorate — research513
2024Bachelor degree25106
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate24
2024Master degree1337
2024Doctorate — research36
2023Bachelor degree27127
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2023Master degree1631
2023Doctorate — research58
2022Associate degree14
2022Bachelor degree26121
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate23
2022Master degree1237
2022Doctorate — research614
2021Associate degree16
2021Bachelor degree2297
2021Master degree1133
2021Post-master certificate11
2021Doctorate — research516
2020Associate degree17
2020Bachelor degree26119
2020Master degree1533
2020Post-master certificate22
2020Doctorate — research310

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 50.0902 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 50 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

62 institutions

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