National Center for Education Statistics

Number of programs offered at Title IV institutions, by level and control of institution, program level, and distance education status of institution: United States, 2017–18
Program level and distance education status of institution			4-year				2-year				Less-than-2-year
			Public	Private			Public	Private			Public	Private
		All institutions		Nonprofit	For-profit			Nonprofit	For-profit			Nonprofit	For-profit
Total programs		242,857	84,042	74,534	7,236		65,617	636	3,918		2,254	194	4,426
Less-than-1-year		28,884	5,076	1,098	493		18,119	59	911		888	72	2,168
Exclusively distance		152	38	9	79		0	0	26		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		28,732	5,038	1,089	414		18,119	59	885		888	72	2,168
At-least-1- but less- than-2-years		25,659	3,041	795	677		15,829	159	1,471		1,354	122	2,211
Exclusively distance		40	4	6	26		0	0	4		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		25,619	3,037	789	651		15,829	159	1,467		1,354	122	2,211
Associate’s degrees		44,033	6,885	3,165	1,761		30,656	335	1,222		0	0	9
Exclusively distance		155	10	43	89		1	0	12		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		43,878	6,875	3,122	1,672		30,655	335	1,210		0	0	9
At-least-2- but less- than-4-years		1,944	299	159	33		1,013	79	312		12	0	37
Exclusively distance		0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		1,944	299	159	33		1,013	79	312		12	0	37
Bachelor’s degrees		77,713	32,682	42,592	2,433		0	3	2		0	0	1
Exclusively distance		502	98	150	254		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		77,211	32,584	42,442	2,179		0	3	2		0	0	1
Postbaccalaureate certificates		8,564	5,121	3,129	314		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		169	32	16	121		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		8,395	5,089	3,113	193		0	0	0		0	0	0
Master’s degrees		38,691	20,690	16,787	1,213		0	1	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		431	48	108	275		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		38,260	20,642	16,679	938		0	1	0		0	0	0
Post-master’s certificates		3,988	1,846	2,053	89		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		41	0	5	36		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		3,947	1,846	2,048	53		0	0	0		0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees— research/scholarship		11,417	7,544	3,708	165		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		116	0	5	111		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		11,301	7,544	3,703	54		0	0	0		0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees— professional practice		1,751	794	908	49		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		6	1	1	4		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		1,745	793	907	45		0	0	0		0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees—other		213	64	140	9		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		1	0	0	1		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		212	64	140	8		0	0	0		0	0	0

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public and are included in this table. Program counts displayed in this table were calculated based on completions data covering the 12-month period July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. Exclusively distance refers to institutions that only deliver their programs via distance education, with no other option for completion. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the collection year’s archived downloadable glossary located at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/annual-survey-forms-packages-archived?year=2018.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2018, Completions component (final data).