CIP 51.2305 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Music Therapy/Therapist.

A program that prepares individuals, in association with a rehabilitation team or in private practice, to use music in therapeutic relationships to address the physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, and social needs of clients. Includes instruction in music theory and performance, human growth and development, biomedical sciences, abnormal psychology, disabling conditions, patient assessment and diagnosis, treatment plan development and implementation, clinical evaluation, record-keeping, and professional standards and ethics.

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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, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Music Therapy/Therapist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.2305. 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	63	443
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	5	35
2025	Master degree	25	153
2025	Post-master certificate	1	1
2025	Doctorate — research	1	3
2024	Bachelor degree	61	451
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	5	40
2024	Master degree	30	154
2024	Post-master certificate	1	1
2024	Doctorate — research	1	1
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	1	1
2023	Bachelor degree	60	482
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	5	43
2023	Master degree	26	174
2023	Post-master certificate	1	1
2023	Doctorate — research	1	2
2022	Bachelor degree	60	483
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	3	37
2022	Master degree	24	165
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	1	4
2021	Bachelor degree	61	490
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	4	25
2021	Master degree	25	143
2021	Doctorate — research	1	1
2020	Bachelor degree	61	479
2020	Postbaccalaureate certificate	3	38
2020	Master degree	24	160
2020	Post-master certificate	1	2
2020	Doctorate — research	1	2

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 51.2305 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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