A program that prepares individuals to manage the operations of a wide variety of retail businesses, including department stores; independent and chain stores; fashion, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical establishments; and online retail businesses. Includes instruction in retail management, merchandise management, customer service management, marketing, organizational behavior, accounting, finance, business law, and personnel management.
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.
Compare the degree level, curriculum, teaching language and costs on the institution’s current official website. Related subjects may use different CIP codes.
Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.0212. 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 ending
Award level
Reporting institutions
Positive awards
2025
Certificate 1–2 years
9
222
2025
Associate degree
15
91
2025
Bachelor degree
5
95
2025
Master degree
4
79
2025
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
40
875
2024
Certificate 1–2 years
7
175
2024
Associate degree
12
64
2024
Bachelor degree
5
88
2024
Master degree
5
81
2024
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
40
1,026
2023
Certificate 1–2 years
17
138
2023
Associate degree
13
54
2023
Certificate 2–4 years
1
2
2023
Bachelor degree
8
159
2023
Master degree
3
72
2023
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
36
560
2022
Certificate 1–2 years
15
122
2022
Associate degree
18
61
2022
Bachelor degree
7
211
2022
Master degree
2
96
2022
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
36
468
2021
Certificate 1–2 years
13
126
2021
Associate degree
14
68
2021
Bachelor degree
7
253
2021
Master degree
2
104
2021
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
40
455
2020
Certificate 1–2 years
22
135
2020
Associate degree
14
100
2020
Bachelor degree
6
203
2020
Master degree
2
96
2020
Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year
30
454
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 52.0212 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.