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CIP 51.0000 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.

A general, introductory, undifferentiated, or joint program in health services occupations that prepares individuals for either entry into specialized training programs or for a variety of concentrations in the allied health area. Includes instruction in the basic sciences, research and clinical procedures, and aspects of the subject matter related to various health occupations.

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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 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0000. 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 years431,585
2025Associate degree29514,979
2025Bachelor degree30317,207
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate1060
2025Master degree38887
2025Post-master certificate423
2025Doctorate — research12196
2025Doctorate — professional practice6115
2025Doctorate — other122
2025Certificate under 12 weeks235
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year653,769
2024Certificate 1–2 years391,381
2024Associate degree26812,883
2024Bachelor degree29416,495
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate1346
2024Master degree40902
2024Post-master certificate212
2024Doctorate — research12174
2024Doctorate — professional practice6117
2024Doctorate — other126
2024Certificate under 12 weeks126
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year602,700
2023Certificate 1–2 years421,057
2023Associate degree2519,540
2023Bachelor degree27515,822
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate1061
2023Master degree36861
2023Post-master certificate25
2023Doctorate — research9151
2023Doctorate — professional practice457
2023Doctorate — other130
2023Certificate under 12 weeks2112
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year602,728
2022Certificate 1–2 years381,326
2022Associate degree2469,809
2022Bachelor degree26815,498
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate1062
2022Master degree36942
2022Doctorate — research11187
2022Doctorate — professional practice336
2022Doctorate — other111
2022Certificate under 12 weeks228
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year612,935
2021Certificate 1–2 years371,138
2021Associate degree2309,485
2021Certificate 2–4 years13
2021Bachelor degree25414,985
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate1073
2021Master degree32956
2021Doctorate — research11166
2021Doctorate — professional practice13
2021Doctorate — other19
2021Certificate under 12 weeks4134
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year622,861
2020Certificate 1–2 years361,331
2020Associate degree2017,553
2020Bachelor degree24314,101
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate1151
2020Master degree31890
2020Post-master certificate12
2020Doctorate — research10203
2020Doctorate — professional practice17
2020Doctorate — other119
2020Certificate under 12 weeks3131
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year592,268

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 51.0000 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 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

788 institutions

VA · Four-year

Liberty University ↗

Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit

Bachelor degree: 203 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 14 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Doctorate — research: 61 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 28 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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