AL · Four-year
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine ↗
Dothan, AL · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 180 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CIP 51.1202 · CLASSIFICATION 2020
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of osteopathic medicine, involving a combination of medical principles and procedures and osteopathic principles of holistic medicine and the relationship of the musculoskeletal system to general health. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, preventive medicine, family and community medicine, medical informatics, disease systems, organ and physiologic systems, osteopathic principles and practice, osteopathic manipulative treatment, musculoskeletal and skin systems, clinical specialty rotations, medical ethics, and professional standards and practice management.
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.
Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.1202. 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 | Doctorate — professional practice | 36 | 8,814 |
| 2024 | Doctorate — professional practice | 36 | 8,465 |
| 2023 | Doctorate — professional practice | 34 | 7,884 |
| 2022 | Doctorate — professional practice | 35 | 7,699 |
| 2021 | Doctorate — professional practice | 34 | 7,413 |
| 2020 | Doctorate — professional practice | 31 | 6,943 |
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37 institutions
AL · Four-year
Dothan, AL · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 180 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
AR · Four-year
Fort Smith, AR · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 159 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
MO · Four-year
Kirksville, MO · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 284 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NM · Four-year
Las Cruces, NM · Private for-profit
Doctorate — professional practice: 151 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
CA · Four-year
Clovis, CA · Private for-profit
Doctorate — professional practice: 109 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NC · Four-year
Buies Creek, NC · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 155 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
IA · Four-year
West Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 214 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
VA · Four-year
Blacksburg, VA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 642 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
ID · Four-year
Meridian, ID · Private for-profit
Doctorate — professional practice: 149 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
MO · Four-year
Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 417 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
MO · Four-year
Joplin, MO · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 156 first-major awards · year ending 2022.
PA · Four-year
Erie, PA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 623 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
VA · Four-year
Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 153 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
TN · Four-year
Harrogate, TN · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 368 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
IN · Four-year
Indianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 143 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
MI · Four-year
East Lansing, MI · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 303 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
IL · Four-year
Downers Grove, IL · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 200 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
AZ · Four-year
Glendale, AZ · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 245 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NY · Four-year
Old Westbury, NY · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 404 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
FL · Four-year
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 395 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
OH · Four-year
Athens, OH · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 237 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
OK · Four-year
Tulsa, OK · Public
Doctorate — professional practice: 168 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
WA · Four-year
Yakima, WA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 138 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
PA · Four-year
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
Doctorate — professional practice: 452 first-major awards · year ending 2025.