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CIP 42.2813 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Applied Psychology.

A program that focuses on the application of psychological theories and methods to real-world settings and problems, such as business and industry, government, education, military, and community settings. Includes instruction in applications of psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, counseling, human factors, research methods and statistics, and program evaluation.

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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 Applied Psychology award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 42.2813. 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 degree645
2025Bachelor degree501,663
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate635
2025Master degree341,143
2025Doctorate — research858
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year255
2024Certificate 1–2 years11
2024Associate degree852
2024Bachelor degree481,531
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate727
2024Master degree331,258
2024Doctorate — research961
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year363
2023Certificate 1–2 years14
2023Associate degree755
2023Bachelor degree501,342
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate725
2023Master degree291,120
2023Doctorate — research847
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year336
2022Certificate 1–2 years11
2022Associate degree769
2022Bachelor degree471,313
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate736
2022Master degree30903
2022Doctorate — research669
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year342
2021Certificate 1–2 years11
2021Associate degree774
2021Bachelor degree491,058
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate834
2021Master degree24764
2021Doctorate — research649
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year349
2020Certificate 1–2 years13
2020Associate degree775
2020Bachelor degree42868
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate516
2020Master degree26629
2020Post-master certificate12
2020Doctorate — research741
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year340

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 42.2813 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

124 institutions

Related fields

Psychology, General. ↗

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. ↗

Comparative Psychology. ↗

Developmental and Child Psychology. ↗

Experimental Psychology. ↗

Personality Psychology. ↗