CIP 51.0202 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Audiology/Audiologist.

A program that prepares individuals to diagnose and treat hearing loss and other disorders involving the ear, advise patients on means to use their remaining hearing, and select and fit hearing aids and other devices. Includes instruction in acoustics, anatomy and physiology of hearing, hearing measurement, auditory pathology, middle and inner ear analysis, rehabilitation therapies and assistive technologies, and pediatric and other special applications.

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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 Audiology/Audiologist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0202. 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 ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Bachelor degree	6	165
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	6
2025	Master degree	6	149
2025	Doctorate — research	11	109
2025	Doctorate — professional practice	53	547
2025	Doctorate — other	2	43
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	4
2024	Bachelor degree	6	172
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	11
2024	Master degree	6	151
2024	Doctorate — research	12	99
2024	Doctorate — professional practice	52	514
2024	Doctorate — other	2	40
2023	Bachelor degree	6	172
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	20
2023	Master degree	6	139
2023	Doctorate — research	10	138
2023	Doctorate — professional practice	49	492
2023	Doctorate — other	2	42
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	3
2022	Bachelor degree	6	206
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	7
2022	Master degree	7	101
2022	Doctorate — research	9	88
2022	Doctorate — professional practice	50	498
2022	Doctorate — other	2	36
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	1
2021	Bachelor degree	7	210
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	17
2021	Master degree	6	143
2021	Doctorate — research	10	97
2021	Doctorate — professional practice	48	528
2021	Doctorate — other	3	32
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	2
2020	Bachelor degree	6	159
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	13
2020	Master degree	7	144
2020	Doctorate — research	15	148
2020	Doctorate — professional practice	46	548
2020	Doctorate — other	1	11
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	3

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 51.0202 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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