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CIP 51.0912 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Physician Associate/Assistant.

A program that prepares individuals to practice medicine, including diagnoses and treatment therapies, under the supervision of a physician. Includes instruction in the basic medical and clinical sciences and specialized preparation in fields such as family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, general surgery, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine; the delivery of health care services to homebound patients, rural populations, and underserved populations; and community health services.

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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 Physician Associate/Assistant award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0912. 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 years12
2025Associate degree126
2025Bachelor degree12310
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate191
2025Master degree27112,695
2025Post-master certificate122
2025Doctorate — research6252
2025Doctorate — professional practice5342
2024Certificate 1–2 years230
2024Bachelor degree10311
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2024Master degree25711,930
2024Post-master certificate125
2024Doctorate — research5137
2024Doctorate — professional practice5521
2023Certificate 1–2 years272
2023Bachelor degree11326
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate13
2023Master degree24311,543
2023Post-master certificate224
2023Doctorate — research4128
2023Doctorate — professional practice5382
2022Certificate 1–2 years269
2022Certificate 2–4 years13
2022Bachelor degree14295
2022Master degree22911,069
2022Post-master certificate124
2022Doctorate — research4105
2022Doctorate — professional practice4435
2021Certificate 1–2 years238
2021Certificate 2–4 years155
2021Bachelor degree12408
2021Master degree22210,393
2021Post-master certificate235
2021Doctorate — research3104
2021Doctorate — professional practice2316
2020Certificate 1–2 years365
2020Associate degree254
2020Certificate 2–4 years171
2020Bachelor degree14379
2020Master degree2079,760
2020Post-master certificate125
2020Doctorate — research248
2020Doctorate — professional practice2341

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 51.0912 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

295 institutions

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