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CIP 51.3821 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Geriatric Nurse/Nursing.

A program that prepares registered nurses to provide health care to aging and elderly patients. Includes instruction in geriatric primary care, geriatric diagnosis, mental health and aging, primary care management, geriatric acute and chronic illness, advanced nursing practices for geriatric patients, evidence-based nursing practice, advanced physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapeutics.

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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 Geriatric Nurse/Nursing award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.3821. 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
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate34
2025Master degree27475
2025Post-master certificate18166
2025Doctorate — professional practice735
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate510
2024Master degree28445
2024Post-master certificate21145
2024Doctorate — professional practice940
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate411
2023Master degree23442
2023Post-master certificate2170
2023Doctorate — professional practice642
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate413
2022Master degree22521
2022Post-master certificate1153
2022Doctorate — professional practice431
2021Certificate 1–2 years120
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate327
2021Master degree24454
2021Post-master certificate1435
2021Doctorate — research17
2021Doctorate — professional practice220
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate27
2020Master degree21598
2020Post-master certificate1147
2020Doctorate — research11
2020Doctorate — professional practice211

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 51.3821 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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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

64 institutions

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