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CIP 42.2704 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Experimental Psychology.

A program that focuses on the scientific study of behavior under experimental conditions and the analysis of controlled behavioral responses. Includes instruction in learning theory, research design and experimental methods, psychological measurement, statistical design and methods, analysis of cognitive and behavioral variables, and the conduct of specialized and large-scale studies.

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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 Experimental Psychology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 42.2704. 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 degree343,966
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate222
2025Master degree42369
2025Post-master certificate11
2025Doctorate — research36230
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year211
2024Bachelor degree343,493
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate228
2024Master degree43334
2024Doctorate — research34193
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year210
2023Bachelor degree303,230
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate221
2023Master degree42456
2023Doctorate — research33214
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year18
2022Bachelor degree303,121
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate221
2022Master degree43398
2022Post-master certificate14
2022Doctorate — research35225
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year217
2021Bachelor degree242,284
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate218
2021Master degree41343
2021Post-master certificate13
2021Doctorate — research34210
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year211
2020Bachelor degree262,287
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate116
2020Master degree44336
2020Post-master certificate12
2020Doctorate — research35195
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year211

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 42.2704 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

87 institutions

Related fields

Psychology, General. ↗

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. ↗

Comparative Psychology. ↗

Developmental and Child Psychology. ↗

Personality Psychology. ↗

Behavioral Neuroscience. ↗