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CIP 51.0910 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician.

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to utilize medical ultrasound techniques to gather sonographic data used to diagnose a variety of conditions and diseases. Includes instruction in obtaining, reviewing, and integrating patient histories and data; patient instruction and care; anatomic, physiologic and pathologic data recording; sonographic data processing; sonography equipment operation; and professional standards and ethics.

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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 Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0910. 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 years42661
2025Associate degree2385,200
2025Certificate 2–4 years33895
2025Bachelor degree561,071
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate110
2025Master degree19
2025Certificate under 12 weeks228
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year17110
2024Certificate 1–2 years45483
2024Associate degree2254,810
2024Certificate 2–4 years34868
2024Bachelor degree56956
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate110
2024Master degree111
2024Certificate under 12 weeks221
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year15107
2023Certificate 1–2 years38411
2023Associate degree2044,022
2023Certificate 2–4 years33849
2023Bachelor degree54881
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate26
2023Master degree13
2023Certificate under 12 weeks27
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1496
2022Certificate 1–2 years37447
2022Associate degree1983,877
2022Certificate 2–4 years32730
2022Bachelor degree54956
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate214
2022Master degree13
2022Certificate under 12 weeks26
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year18123
2021Certificate 1–2 years34485
2021Associate degree1833,197
2021Certificate 2–4 years32706
2021Bachelor degree52883
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate28
2021Master degree110
2021Certificate under 12 weeks11
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year16103
2020Certificate 1–2 years38527
2020Associate degree1843,244
2020Certificate 2–4 years32543
2020Bachelor degree49978
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate213
2020Master degree17
2020Certificate under 12 weeks37
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1581

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 51.0910 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

364 institutions

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