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CIP 52.1803 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Retailing and Retail Operations.

A program that prepares individuals to perform operations associated with retail sales in a variety of settings. Includes instruction in over-the-counter and other direct sales operations in business settings, basic bookkeeping principles, customer service, team/staff leadership and supervision, floor management, and applicable technical skills.

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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 Retailing and Retail Operations award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.1803. 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 years341
2025Associate degree9119
2025Bachelor degree6532
2025Certificate under 12 weeks115
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year7253
2024Certificate 1–2 years666
2024Associate degree11111
2024Bachelor degree7478
2024Certificate under 12 weeks117
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13312
2023Certificate 1–2 years644
2023Associate degree10121
2023Bachelor degree7450
2023Certificate under 12 weeks119
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13313
2022Certificate 1–2 years1249
2022Associate degree12162
2022Bachelor degree9376
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2022Certificate under 12 weeks136
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year17297
2021Certificate 1–2 years859
2021Associate degree11163
2021Bachelor degree9472
2021Master degree11
2021Certificate under 12 weeks111
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year15309
2020Certificate 1–2 years975
2020Associate degree11107
2020Bachelor degree8420
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate13
2020Master degree11
2020Certificate under 12 weeks121
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year18307

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 52.1803 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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Institutions with reported graduates

60 institutions

Related fields

Business/Commerce, General. ↗

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. ↗