Prospective students often ask us for information on accredited undergraduate and graduate programs of study with a “contemplative” emphasis. This page is our attempt to list them.
Please note that this list only includes degree-granting programs which specifically identify “contemplative,” “holistic,” “integrative,” or “mindfulness”-based approaches as the subject of study.
Be aware that in addition to these programs, there are many individual course offerings across the academic disciplines, and at all types of institutions, which integrate contemplative approaches. It is not possible for us to maintain a list of these courses, but many are taught by the members of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education.
If you have suggestions for improving this list, please contact us with your edits and additions.
Programs of Study
- BA in Contemplative Psychology, Naropa University
- BA in Elementary Education, Naropa University
- BFA in Jazz and Contemplative Studies at the University of Michigan
- Concentration in Contemplative Studies, Brown University
- Graduate Certificate: Mindfulness Studies Specialization, Lesley University
- Interdisciplinary Certificate in Contemplative Inquiry, University of North Carolina Asheville
- M.A. in Integrative Health Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies
- M.Ed. & Certificate, Mindfulness for Educators, Antioch University New England
- M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction: Contemplative Inquiry and Approaches in Education, Simon Fraser University
- MA and Certificate in Holistic and Integrative Education, California State University-San Bernardino
- MA and PhD in Religious Studies with a Contemplative Studies concentration: Rice University
- MA in Contemplative Psychotherapy, Naropa University
- MA in Mindfulness Studies: Lesley University
- Mindful Communication Certificate, NHTI, Concord’s Community College
- Minor in Contemplative Studies, University of Mary Washington