MA · Four-year
Merrimack College ↗
North Andover, MA · Private nonprofit
Bachelor degree: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2021.
CIP 51.2300 · CLASSIFICATION 2020
A program that prepares individuals to work with people who have learning disabilities, mental illness, and physical disabilities in a clinical, educational, or institutional setting. Includes instruction in abnormal psychology, assistive technology, case management, counseling techniques, cultural diversity, disability assessment and measurement, ethics, psychological and physiological aspects of disability, rehabilitation services, rehabilitation science, and vocational counseling.
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, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.
Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.2300. 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 ending | Award level | Reporting institutions | Positive awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bachelor degree | 2 | 24 |
| 2025 | Master degree | 3 | 19 |
| 2025 | Doctorate — research | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | Bachelor degree | 2 | 24 |
| 2024 | Master degree | 3 | 19 |
| 2024 | Doctorate — professional practice | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | Bachelor degree | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | Master degree | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | Doctorate — professional practice | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | Bachelor degree | 1 | 35 |
| 2022 | Doctorate — professional practice | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Bachelor degree | 2 | 28 |
| 2020 | Bachelor degree | 1 | 3 |
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 51.2300 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 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.
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7 institutions
MA · Four-year
North Andover, MA · Private nonprofit
Bachelor degree: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2021.
PR · Four-year
Ponce, PR · Private nonprofit
Master degree: 6 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
AZ · Four-year
Prescott, AZ · Private nonprofit
Master degree: 8 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
TX · Four-year
Lubbock, TX · Public
Doctorate — research: 8 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
Doctorate — professional practice: 8 first-major awards · year ending 2024.
AL · Four-year
Troy, AL · Public
Bachelor degree: 21 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
NC · Four-year
Swannanoa, NC · Private nonprofit
Bachelor degree: 3 first-major awards · year ending 2025.
OH · Four-year
Wilberforce, OH · Private nonprofit
Master degree: 5 first-major awards · year ending 2025.