National Center for Education Statistics

Number of programs offered entirely via distance education at Title IV institutions, by level and control of institution, program level, and distance education status of institution: United States, 2014–15
Program level and distance education status of institution		4-year			2-year			Less-than-2-year
		Public	Private		Public	Private		Public	Private
	Total	Public	Nonprofit	For-profit	Public	Nonprofit	For-profit	Public	Nonprofit	For-profit
Total programs	26,490	6,849	7,293	5,797	5,781	55	583	90	0	42
Less-than-1-year	2,603	339	204	381	1,551	12	53	42	0	21
Exclusively distance	121	30	4	82	0	0	5	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	2,482	309	200	299	1,551	12	48	42	0	21
At-least-1- but less- than-2-years	2,126	164	89	439	1,173	6	188	47	0	20
Exclusively distance	24	0	3	20	0	0	0	0	0	1
Not exclusively distance	2,102	164	86	419	1,173	6	188	47	0	19
Associate’s degrees	5,943	536	631	1,381	3,032	36	326	0	0	1
Exclusively distance	146	9	24	107	0	0	6	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	5,797	527	607	1,274	3,032	36	320	0	0	1
At-least-2- but less- than-4-years	91	35	11	3	25	1	15	1	0	0
Exclusively distance	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	91	35	11	3	25	1	15	1	0	0
Bachelor’s degrees	6,620	1,936	2,566	2,117	0	0	1	0	0	0
Exclusively distance	375	57	104	214	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	6,245	1,879	2,462	1,903	0	0	1	0	0	0
Postbaccalaureate certificates	1,622	782	597	243	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exclusively distance	126	20	10	96	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	1,496	762	587	147	0	0	0	0	0	0
Master’s degrees	6,383	2,576	2,757	1,050	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exclusively distance	382	45	69	268	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	6,001	2,531	2,688	782	0	0	0	0	0	0
Post-master’s certificates	485	220	212	53	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exclusively distance	27	0	4	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	458	220	208	30	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees— research/scholarship	430	189	135	106	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exclusively distance	95	0	4	91	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	335	189	131	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees— professional practice	153	67	67	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exclusively distance	9	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	144	67	66	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees—other	34	5	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exclusively distance	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not exclusively distance	31	5	24	2	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. The four U.S. service academies that

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2015, Completions component (final data).

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