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 ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	3	41
2025	Associate degree	9	119
2025	Bachelor degree	6	532
2025	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	15
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	7	253
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	6	66
2024	Associate degree	11	111
2024	Bachelor degree	7	478
2024	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	17
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	13	312
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	6	44
2023	Associate degree	10	121
2023	Bachelor degree	7	450
2023	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	19
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	13	313
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	12	49
2022	Associate degree	12	162
2022	Bachelor degree	9	376
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	1
2022	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	36
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	17	297
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	8	59
2021	Associate degree	11	163
2021	Bachelor degree	9	472
2021	Master degree	1	1
2021	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	11
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	15	309
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	9	75
2020	Associate degree	11	107
2020	Bachelor degree	8	420
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	3
2020	Master degree	1	1
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	21
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	18	307

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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