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CIP 52.1902 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Fashion Merchandising.

A program that prepares individuals to promote product lines/brands, and organize promotional campaigns, at the wholesale level to attract retailer interest, wholesale purchasing, and supply contracts. Includes instruction in wholesaling, wholesale advertising, selling, and customer relations.

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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 Fashion Merchandising award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 52.1902. 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 years419
2025Associate degree27813
2025Bachelor degree621,667
2025Master degree527
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year626
2024Certificate 1–2 years320
2024Associate degree291,061
2024Bachelor degree581,698
2024Master degree527
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year419
2023Certificate 1–2 years218
2023Associate degree291,082
2023Bachelor degree601,702
2023Master degree435
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year532
2022Certificate 1–2 years212
2022Associate degree341,071
2022Bachelor degree691,902
2022Master degree641
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year830
2021Certificate 1–2 years318
2021Associate degree341,371
2021Bachelor degree702,138
2021Master degree637
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year515
2020Certificate 1–2 years423
2020Associate degree361,396
2020Bachelor degree742,366
2020Master degree563
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year512

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 52.1902 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

123 institutions

Related fields

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Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. ↗

Office Management and Supervision. ↗

Operations Management and Supervision. ↗