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CIP 42.2703 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Developmental and Child Psychology.

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the unique stages of psychological growth and development of individuals from infancy through childhood. Includes instruction in cognitive and perceptual development, emotional development, personality development, the effects of biological maturation on behavior, theories of cognitive growth and related research methods, testing and assessment methods for different age levels, research on child and adolescent behavior therapy, and the psychology of aging.

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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 Developmental and Child Psychology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 42.2703. 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 years19
2025Bachelor degree26465
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate460
2025Master degree251,035
2025Post-master certificate218
2025Doctorate — research24145
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year339
2024Certificate 1–2 years15
2024Bachelor degree25488
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate360
2024Master degree261,004
2024Post-master certificate319
2024Doctorate — research22116
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year226
2023Certificate 1–2 years19
2023Bachelor degree26507
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate549
2023Master degree241,165
2023Post-master certificate215
2023Doctorate — research1882
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year117
2022Certificate 1–2 years15
2022Bachelor degree27504
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate451
2022Master degree22796
2022Post-master certificate216
2022Doctorate — research2081
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year17
2021Certificate 1–2 years19
2021Bachelor degree26550
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate26
2021Master degree24692
2021Post-master certificate257
2021Doctorate — research1860
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year118
2020Certificate 1–2 years12
2020Bachelor degree26550
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate27
2020Master degree23600
2020Post-master certificate456
2020Doctorate — research1450
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year112

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CIP 42.2703 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

72 institutions

Related fields

Psychology, General. ↗

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. ↗

Comparative Psychology. ↗

Experimental Psychology. ↗

Personality Psychology. ↗

Behavioral Neuroscience. ↗