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CIP 52.0202 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management.

A program that prepares individuals to manage and/or administer the processes by which a firm or organization contracts for goods and services to support its operations, as well as contracts it to sell to other firms or organizations. Includes instruction in contract law, negotiations, buying procedures, government contracting, cost and price analysis, vendor relations, contract administration, auditing and inspection, relations with other firm departments, and applications to special areas such as high-technology systems, international purchasing, and construction.

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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 Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.0202. 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 years25
2025Associate degree1458
2025Bachelor degree362
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate10109
2025Master degree9260
2025Doctorate — research13
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year357
2024Certificate 1–2 years632
2024Associate degree1894
2024Bachelor degree6447
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate11139
2024Master degree7222
2024Doctorate — research14
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year548
2023Certificate 1–2 years532
2023Associate degree1462
2023Bachelor degree7436
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate11145
2023Master degree7181
2023Doctorate — research17
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year532
2022Certificate 1–2 years439
2022Associate degree1025
2022Bachelor degree5433
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate9124
2022Master degree5162
2022Doctorate — research17
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year431
2021Certificate 1–2 years537
2021Associate degree1133
2021Bachelor degree8452
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate9123
2021Master degree5229
2021Doctorate — research16
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year550
2020Certificate 1–2 years833
2020Associate degree847
2020Bachelor degree5487
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate8135
2020Master degree6255
2020Doctorate — research17
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year551

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 52.0202 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.

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

56 institutions

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