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CIP 42.2701 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics.

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the mechanisms and processes of learning and thinking, and associated information encoding, decoding, processing and transmitting systems. Includes instruction in theories of cognition and intelligence; studies of cognitive processes such as memory, sensation, perception, pattern recognition, problem solving, and conceptual thinking; cybernetics; psycholinguistics; and the study of biological and social communications mechanisms and processes.

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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 Psychology and Psycholinguistics award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 42.2701. 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 degree12290
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate29
2025Master degree760
2025Doctorate — research1123
2024Bachelor degree11249
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate211
2024Master degree761
2024Doctorate — research828
2023Bachelor degree10205
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate212
2023Master degree648
2023Doctorate — research923
2022Bachelor degree11192
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate211
2022Master degree437
2022Doctorate — research928
2021Bachelor degree10160
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate212
2021Master degree431
2021Doctorate — research820
2020Bachelor degree10180
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate26
2020Master degree338
2020Doctorate — research726

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CIP 42.2701 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 42 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

27 institutions

Related fields

Psychology, General. ↗

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