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CIP 51.1503 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Clinical/Medical Social Work.

A program that prepares individuals for the specialized professional practice of social work, in collaboration with other health care professionals, in hospitals and other health care facilities and organizations. Includes instruction in social work, psychiatric case work, clinical interviewing techniques, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient testing and evaluation, patient and family counseling, social rehabilitation, patient care planning, record-keeping, and support services liaison.

How to use this list

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 Clinical/Medical Social Work award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.1503. 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 years441
2025Associate degree990
2025Bachelor degree4126
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate6458
2025Master degree332,527
2025Post-master certificate15
2025Doctorate — research324
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year5127
2024Certificate 1–2 years429
2024Associate degree9127
2024Bachelor degree3137
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate6506
2024Master degree302,402
2024Post-master certificate15
2024Doctorate — research17
2024Doctorate — professional practice12
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year481
2023Certificate 1–2 years426
2023Associate degree891
2023Bachelor degree3156
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate7389
2023Master degree272,462
2023Post-master certificate110
2023Doctorate — research210
2023Doctorate — professional practice13
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year241
2022Certificate 1–2 years532
2022Associate degree672
2022Bachelor degree3175
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate6202
2022Master degree272,329
2022Post-master certificate12
2022Doctorate — research211
2022Doctorate — professional practice13
2022Certificate under 12 weeks12
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year436
2021Certificate 1–2 years433
2021Associate degree8120
2021Bachelor degree3160
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate5111
2021Master degree262,051
2021Post-master certificate12
2021Doctorate — research211
2021Doctorate — professional practice13
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year343
2020Certificate 1–2 years531
2020Associate degree8141
2020Bachelor degree3164
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate5111
2020Master degree201,527
2020Post-master certificate111
2020Doctorate — research111
2020Doctorate — professional practice16
2020Certificate under 12 weeks218
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year440

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.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 51.1503 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.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

59 institutions

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