CIP 13.1015 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs.

A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to infant and pre-school age children with special learning needs or disabilities, and that prepares individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.

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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 Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 13.1015. 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	10	33
2025	Associate degree	48	1,522
2025	Bachelor degree	42	957
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	19	177
2025	Master degree	43	948
2025	Post-master certificate	4	21
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	23	291
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	10	39
2024	Associate degree	44	1,269
2024	Bachelor degree	46	954
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	14	132
2024	Master degree	43	900
2024	Post-master certificate	5	24
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	24	229
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	11	29
2023	Associate degree	43	1,173
2023	Bachelor degree	50	995
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	19	156
2023	Master degree	46	892
2023	Post-master certificate	4	31
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	25	280
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	11	30
2022	Associate degree	41	1,191
2022	Bachelor degree	48	1,003
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	16	156
2022	Master degree	42	855
2022	Post-master certificate	4	13
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	23	216
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	16	46
2021	Associate degree	40	1,195
2021	Bachelor degree	49	861
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	14	106
2021	Master degree	42	685
2021	Post-master certificate	2	5
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	25	207
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	15	48
2020	Associate degree	35	570
2020	Bachelor degree	44	767
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	10	83
2020	Master degree	42	780
2020	Post-master certificate	1	1
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	2
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	16	220

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 13.1015 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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