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CIP 51.3301 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of acupuncture, a Chinese system of health care and healing based on the use of pulse diagnosis, acupuncture point selection, and needle insertion, as well as herbs and other Asian treatment modalities. Includes instruction in basic Western medical sciences, Asian philosophy, Chinese medical anatomy and physiology, Chinese herbs, diagnostic techniques, patient observation and communication, acupuncture points and point selection, acupuncture techniques, acupuncture treatment of disease, pain management, practice management, 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, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.3301. 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 2–4 years11
2025Bachelor degree128
2025Master degree42790
2025Post-master certificate11
2025Doctorate — research328
2025Doctorate — professional practice22562
2025Doctorate — other443
2024Certificate 2–4 years11
2024Master degree43878
2024Post-master certificate12
2024Doctorate — research221
2024Doctorate — professional practice22533
2024Doctorate — other450
2023Certificate 2–4 years25
2023Bachelor degree120
2023Master degree451,074
2023Post-master certificate215
2023Doctorate — research210
2023Doctorate — professional practice20627
2023Doctorate — other580
2022Certificate 2–4 years23
2022Bachelor degree188
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate14
2022Master degree471,152
2022Post-master certificate16
2022Doctorate — research216
2022Doctorate — professional practice18598
2022Doctorate — other450
2021Certificate 2–4 years11
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2021Master degree471,085
2021Doctorate — research226
2021Doctorate — professional practice19719
2021Doctorate — other596
2020Certificate 2–4 years311
2020Bachelor degree12
2020Master degree461,004
2020Doctorate — research16
2020Doctorate — professional practice18601
2020Doctorate — other5118

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 51.3301 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

55 institutions

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