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CIP 52.1804 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Selling Skills and Sales Operations.

A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal communications, sales organization and operations, customer relations, professional standards and ethics, 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 Selling Skills and Sales Operations award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.1804. 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 years971
2025Associate degree1165
2025Bachelor degree28444
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate3119
2025Master degree13
2025Certificate under 12 weeks112
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year471,133
2024Certificate 1–2 years967
2024Associate degree1169
2024Bachelor degree25441
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate268
2024Master degree11
2024Certificate under 12 weeks128
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year44827
2023Certificate 1–2 years860
2023Associate degree1145
2023Bachelor degree25421
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate257
2023Certificate under 12 weeks36
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year38616
2022Certificate 1–2 years863
2022Associate degree1038
2022Bachelor degree16463
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate324
2022Certificate under 12 weeks27
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year33373
2021Certificate 1–2 years977
2021Associate degree1138
2021Bachelor degree16445
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate220
2021Certificate under 12 weeks328
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year28498
2020Certificate 1–2 years887
2020Associate degree1138
2020Bachelor degree16370
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2020Master degree15
2020Certificate under 12 weeks211
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year28374

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 52.1804 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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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

108 institutions

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