CIP 13.0901 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.

A program that focuses on the systematic study of education as a social and cultural institution, and the educational process as an object of humanistic inquiry. Includes instruction in such subjects as the philosophy of education, history of education, educational literature, educational anthropology, sociology of education, economics and politics of education, educational policy studies, and studies of education in relation to specific populations, issues, social phenomena, and types of work.

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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 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 13.0901. 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	Bachelor degree	10	495
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	8	40
2025	Master degree	33	289
2025	Post-master certificate	3	9
2025	Doctorate — research	25	109
2025	Doctorate — professional practice	1	5
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2	91
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	1	2
2024	Bachelor degree	13	395
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	8	83
2024	Master degree	36	259
2024	Post-master certificate	3	6
2024	Doctorate — research	23	108
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2	41
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	1	1
2023	Bachelor degree	10	388
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	5	45
2023	Master degree	33	302
2023	Post-master certificate	4	9
2023	Doctorate — research	23	106
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	3	46
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	1	2
2022	Bachelor degree	11	337
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	4	39
2022	Master degree	35	341
2022	Post-master certificate	1	5
2022	Doctorate — research	23	106
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2	30
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	1	2
2021	Bachelor degree	9	204
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	26
2021	Master degree	31	268
2021	Post-master certificate	3	7
2021	Doctorate — research	23	120
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	38
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	1	12
2020	Bachelor degree	6	147
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	2	18
2020	Master degree	33	302
2020	Post-master certificate	1	6
2020	Doctorate — research	24	114
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	1	47

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 13.0901 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 13 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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