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CIP 30.2501 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Cognitive Science, General.

A program that focuses on the study of the mind and the nature of intelligence from the interdisciplinary perspectives of computer science, philosophy, mathematics, psychology, neuroscience, and other disciplines. Includes instruction in mathematics and logic, cognitive process modeling, dynamic systems, learning theories, brain and cognition, neural networking, programming, and applications to topics such as language acquisition, computer systems, and perception and behavior.

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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 Cognitive Science, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 30.2501. 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
2025Bachelor degree583,333
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate415
2025Master degree1380
2025Post-master certificate15
2025Doctorate — research1561
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year33
2024Bachelor degree582,645
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate37
2024Master degree1481
2024Post-master certificate25
2024Doctorate — research1463
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12
2023Bachelor degree582,510
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate513
2023Master degree1366
2023Post-master certificate13
2023Doctorate — research1369
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year14
2022Bachelor degree502,434
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate212
2022Master degree1135
2022Post-master certificate27
2022Doctorate — research1357
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year17
2021Bachelor degree542,404
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate512
2021Master degree1259
2021Post-master certificate18
2021Doctorate — research1135
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13
2020Bachelor degree552,357
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate37
2020Master degree9105
2020Post-master certificate22
2020Doctorate — research1132
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year13

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 30.2501 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 30 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

80 institutions

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