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CIP PROGRAM: 42.2813
Applied Psychology.

Summary: 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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 50 941 486
2021 76 912 629
2022 74 1087 764
2023 69 1320 903
2024 55 1352 1017
Change +38.00% +40.28% +85.80%

Related CIPs

42 PSYCHOLOGY.
42.28 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.
42.2801 Clinical Psychology.
42.2802 Community Psychology.
42.2803 Counseling Psychology.
42.2804 Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
42.2805 School Psychology.
42.2806 Educational Psychology.
42.2807 Clinical Child Psychology.
42.2808 Environmental Psychology.
42.2809 Geropsychology.
42.2810 Health/Medical Psychology.
42.2811 Family Psychology.
42.2812 Forensic Psychology.
42.2813 Applied Psychology.
42.2814 Applied Behavior Analysis.
42.2815 Performance and Sport Psychology.
42.2816 Somatic Psychology.
42.2817 Transpersonal/Spiritual Psychology.
42.2899 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Applied Psychology.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Arizona State University Campus Immersion24 -
Arizona State University Digital Immersion9 -
Belhaven University23 +50.00%
Bellevue University19 +160.00%
Biola University23 +30.77%
Boston College133 -11.54%
Bryant University2 -90.00%
Champlain College5 -15.00%
Christian Brothers University5 -56.25%
City University of Seattle14 +100.00%
College of Saint Mary6 +100.00%
Colorado Christian University131 -
Cornell College5 -
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach19 +10.00%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott2 -
Farmingdale State College63 +14.58%
Florida Institute of Technology-Online37 -17.24%
Gwynedd Mercy University3 -
Hodges University12 -13.04%
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global51 +64.71%
Johnson & Wales University-Providence2 -80.00%
Judson University9 +500.00%
Keystone College24 +41.18%
Los Angeles Pacific University44 +14.29%
Loyola University Chicago11 +7.69%
Malone University1 -
Mayville State University6 -30.00%
Mount Saint Mary's University15 -53.33%
Multnomah University3 +80.00%
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary8 -
Oak Hills Christian College1 -50.00%
Oregon Institute of Technology30 +29.41%
Ottawa University-Ottawa22 -
Pace University39 +5.77%
Regis University9 -22.73%
Rosemont College7 -
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill15 +55.56%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton36 +44.44%
SUNY Morrisville21 +38.46%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota1 -
Southeastern University4 -
Tennessee Wesleyan University2 -
Union University2 -
United States Military Academy34 +84.21%
University of Illinois Chicago122 -
University of Missouri-St Louis1 -
University of Mount Olive11 -
University of Phoenix-Arizona248 +19100.00%
University of Phoenix-California1 -
University of Saint Katherine10 -
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies27 -