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CIP 42.2801 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Clinical Psychology.

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of clinical psychology, involving the analysis, diagnosis, and clinical treatment of psychological disorders and behavioral pathologies. Includes instruction in clinical assessment and diagnosis, personality appraisal, psychopathology, clinical psychopharmacology, behavior modification, therapeutic intervention skills, patient interviewing, personalized and group therapy, child and adolescent therapy, cognitive and behavioral therapy, supervised clinical practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.

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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 Clinical Psychology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 42.2801. 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 years13
2025Bachelor degree9328
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate477
2025Master degree1193,412
2025Post-master certificate414
2025Doctorate — research84964
2025Doctorate — professional practice661,542
2025Doctorate — other153
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23
2024Certificate 1–2 years18
2024Associate degree14
2024Bachelor degree9270
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate373
2024Master degree1203,156
2024Post-master certificate630
2024Doctorate — research81955
2024Doctorate — professional practice641,483
2024Doctorate — other164
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2023Certificate 1–2 years17
2023Associate degree11
2023Bachelor degree10274
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate266
2023Master degree1172,962
2023Post-master certificate633
2023Doctorate — research80954
2023Doctorate — professional practice631,456
2023Doctorate — other160
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2022Certificate 1–2 years17
2022Associate degree11
2022Bachelor degree10263
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate279
2022Master degree1182,687
2022Post-master certificate528
2022Doctorate — research81875
2022Doctorate — professional practice591,485
2022Doctorate — other153
2021Certificate 1–2 years19
2021Associate degree13
2021Bachelor degree9225
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate123
2021Master degree1172,413
2021Post-master certificate534
2021Doctorate — research841,081
2021Doctorate — professional practice571,274
2021Doctorate — other150
2020Certificate 1–2 years12
2020Associate degree11
2020Bachelor degree9237
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate138
2020Master degree1162,349
2020Post-master certificate625
2020Doctorate — research851,047
2020Doctorate — professional practice521,304
2020Doctorate — other163

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 42.2801 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

229 institutions

Related fields

Psychology, General. ↗

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. ↗

Comparative Psychology. ↗

Developmental and Child Psychology. ↗

Experimental Psychology. ↗

Personality Psychology. ↗