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CIP 51.3803 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing.

A program that prepares registered nurses to provide general care for adult patients. Includes instruction in adult primary care, adult pathophysiology, clinical management of medication and treatments, patient assessment and education, patient referral, and planning adult health maintenance programs.

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, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Adult Health Nurse/Nursing award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.3803. 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
2025Bachelor degree4161
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate5131
2025Master degree501,556
2025Post-master certificate30175
2025Doctorate — research651
2025Doctorate — professional practice1548
2025Doctorate — other23
2024Associate degree182
2024Bachelor degree4159
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate5129
2024Master degree521,814
2024Post-master certificate28184
2024Doctorate — research738
2024Doctorate — professional practice1045
2024Doctorate — other26
2023Associate degree168
2023Bachelor degree5142
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate7186
2023Master degree561,655
2023Post-master certificate35155
2023Doctorate — research836
2023Doctorate — professional practice1141
2023Doctorate — other211
2022Associate degree161
2022Bachelor degree4168
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate5175
2022Master degree531,397
2022Post-master certificate27211
2022Doctorate — research618
2022Doctorate — professional practice941
2022Doctorate — other24
2021Associate degree134
2021Bachelor degree3162
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate5122
2021Master degree521,455
2021Post-master certificate31174
2021Doctorate — research416
2021Doctorate — professional practice1050
2021Doctorate — other26
2020Associate degree137
2020Bachelor degree4187
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate694
2020Master degree531,374
2020Post-master certificate29173
2020Doctorate — research630
2020Doctorate — professional practice1157

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 51.3803 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.

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Institutions with reported graduates

110 institutions

NC · Four-year

Duke University ↗

Durham, NC · Private nonprofit

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 47 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Master degree: 64 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Post-master certificate: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2021.

Doctorate — research: 8 first-major awards · year ending 2020.

1 additional reported award levels.

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