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CIP 52.0401 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General.

A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.

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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 Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.0401. 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 years1871,403
2025Associate degree2831,698
2025Bachelor degree1071
2025Certificate under 12 weeks12461
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2033,471
2024Certificate 1–2 years2001,590
2024Associate degree3001,755
2024Certificate 2–4 years12
2024Bachelor degree1174
2024Certificate under 12 weeks16457
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2042,728
2023Certificate 1–2 years2241,510
2023Associate degree3161,857
2023Certificate 2–4 years13
2023Bachelor degree1171
2023Certificate under 12 weeks13353
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2071,952
2022Certificate 1–2 years2251,736
2022Associate degree3442,269
2022Certificate 2–4 years12
2022Bachelor degree1399
2022Certificate under 12 weeks15314
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2241,852
2021Certificate 1–2 years2371,860
2021Associate degree3762,589
2021Certificate 2–4 years11
2021Bachelor degree12105
2021Certificate under 12 weeks10249
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2212,041
2020Certificate 1–2 years2541,981
2020Associate degree3892,686
2020Bachelor degree1288
2020Certificate under 12 weeks14302
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2292,334

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 52.0401 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

653 institutions

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