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CIP 52.0101 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Business/Commerce, General.

A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.

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

Connected Business/Commerce, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.0101. 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 years791,506
2025Associate degree44319,578
2025Certificate 2–4 years219
2025Bachelor degree33526,696
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate29432
2025Master degree1077,726
2025Post-master certificate310
2025Doctorate — research19141
2025Doctorate — professional practice130
2025Doctorate — other15
2025Certificate under 12 weeks6175
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1354,657
2024Certificate 1–2 years751,522
2024Associate degree44717,694
2024Certificate 2–4 years221
2024Bachelor degree34125,213
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate30373
2024Master degree1047,909
2024Post-master certificate13
2024Doctorate — research20156
2024Doctorate — professional practice133
2024Doctorate — other15
2024Certificate under 12 weeks4168
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1274,043
2023Certificate 1–2 years711,458
2023Associate degree42017,211
2023Certificate 2–4 years116
2023Bachelor degree34724,700
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate27361
2023Master degree1038,989
2023Post-master certificate37
2023Doctorate — research21187
2023Doctorate — professional practice141
2023Certificate under 12 weeks320
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1223,472
2022Certificate 1–2 years721,399
2022Associate degree43617,270
2022Certificate 2–4 years114
2022Bachelor degree35124,556
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate27369
2022Master degree1099,199
2022Post-master certificate410
2022Doctorate — research22164
2022Doctorate — professional practice132
2022Certificate under 12 weeks231
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1212,786
2021Certificate 1–2 years721,419
2021Associate degree41617,913
2021Certificate 2–4 years121
2021Bachelor degree33524,083
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate21371
2021Master degree1078,376
2021Post-master certificate231
2021Doctorate — research21191
2021Doctorate — professional practice154
2021Certificate under 12 weeks222
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1062,726
2020Certificate 1–2 years791,678
2020Associate degree42617,125
2020Certificate 2–4 years115
2020Bachelor degree33124,014
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate21454
2020Master degree1088,727
2020Post-master certificate527
2020Doctorate — research23211
2020Doctorate — professional practice156
2020Certificate under 12 weeks257
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1032,749

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 52.0101 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 52 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

971 institutions

KY · Four-year

Spalding University ↗

Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit

Associate degree: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Bachelor degree: 27 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 2 first-major awards · year ending 2024.

Master degree: 2 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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Related fields

Business Administration and Management, General. ↗

Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management. ↗

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. ↗

Office Management and Supervision. ↗

Operations Management and Supervision. ↗

Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. ↗