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CIP 52.0301 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Accounting.

A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.

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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.

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Connected Accounting award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.0301. 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 years86913
2025Associate degree2624,009
2025Certificate 2–4 years49
2025Bachelor degree1,02840,899
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate68595
2025Master degree41311,486
2025Post-master certificate613
2025Doctorate — research1437
2025Certificate under 12 weeks790
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1242,332
2024Certificate 1–2 years85787
2024Associate degree2703,904
2024Certificate 2–4 years34
2024Bachelor degree1,02537,840
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate59434
2024Master degree43812,576
2024Post-master certificate613
2024Doctorate — research1643
2024Certificate under 12 weeks647
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1182,000
2023Certificate 1–2 years84950
2023Associate degree2823,826
2023Certificate 2–4 years34
2023Bachelor degree1,03238,854
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate56512
2023Master degree45714,592
2023Post-master certificate515
2023Doctorate — research1650
2023Doctorate — other13
2023Certificate under 12 weeks7165
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1201,606
2022Certificate 1–2 years921,380
2022Associate degree3004,089
2022Certificate 2–4 years410
2022Bachelor degree1,04743,527
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate64585
2022Master degree45415,644
2022Post-master certificate820
2022Doctorate — research1445
2022Certificate under 12 weeks7135
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1291,453
2021Certificate 1–2 years93914
2021Associate degree3014,120
2021Certificate 2–4 years420
2021Bachelor degree1,04647,405
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate75674
2021Master degree47216,717
2021Post-master certificate225
2021Doctorate — research1231
2021Certificate under 12 weeks853
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1251,496
2020Certificate 1–2 years1131,177
2020Associate degree3144,135
2020Certificate 2–4 years39
2020Bachelor degree1,04648,742
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate62694
2020Master degree47117,543
2020Post-master certificate674
2020Doctorate — research1238
2020Certificate under 12 weeks895
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1231,295

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Institutions with reported graduates

1579 institutions

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