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CIP 42.2803 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Counseling Psychology.

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of psychological counseling, involving the rendering of therapeutic services to individuals and groups experiencing psychological problems and exhibiting distress symptoms. Includes instruction in counseling theory, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient/counselor relationships, testing and assessment methods and procedures, group therapy, marital and family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, supervised counseling 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 Counseling Psychology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 42.2803. 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
2025Associate degree11
2025Bachelor degree31338
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate18347
2025Master degree21310,658
2025Post-master certificate16165
2025Doctorate — research52644
2025Doctorate — professional practice1169
2025Doctorate — other15
2025Certificate under 12 weeks12
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year735
2024Associate degree11
2024Bachelor degree26295
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate18332
2024Master degree21510,230
2024Post-master certificate16129
2024Doctorate — research54578
2024Doctorate — professional practice953
2024Doctorate — other15
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year724
2023Certificate 1–2 years110
2023Associate degree12
2023Bachelor degree31374
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate17211
2023Master degree2189,575
2023Post-master certificate15111
2023Doctorate — research56593
2023Doctorate — professional practice1074
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year722
2022Associate degree34
2022Bachelor degree28369
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate15154
2022Master degree2298,891
2022Post-master certificate1673
2022Doctorate — research60511
2022Doctorate — professional practice1055
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year728
2021Associate degree22
2021Bachelor degree29412
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate17149
2021Master degree2268,287
2021Post-master certificate1564
2021Doctorate — research62440
2021Doctorate — professional practice741
2021Certificate under 12 weeks11
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year213
2020Associate degree33
2020Bachelor degree28429
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate16279
2020Master degree2267,972
2020Post-master certificate1260
2020Doctorate — research61370
2020Doctorate — professional practice638
2020Certificate under 12 weeks12
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year36

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 42.2803 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

333 institutions

VA · Four-year

Liberty University ↗

Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit

Postbaccalaureate certificate: 180 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Master degree: 1361 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Post-master certificate: 56 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Doctorate — research: 210 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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Related fields

Psychology, General. ↗

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. ↗

Comparative Psychology. ↗

Developmental and Child Psychology. ↗

Experimental Psychology. ↗

Personality Psychology. ↗