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Number of programs offered completely via distance education 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 30,456 10,408 10,003 3,492 6,193 54 246 15 2 43
Less-than-1-year 2,971 591 292 273 1,721 3 63 6 0 22
   Exclusively distance 152 38 9 79 0 0 26 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 2,819 553 283 194 1,721 3 37 6 0 22
At-least-1- but less- than-2-years 1,996 298 160 217 1,228 16 50 9 2 16
   Exclusively distance 40 4 6 26 0 0 4 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 1,956 294 154 191 1,228 16 46 9 2 16
Associate’s degrees 5,912 935 860 742 3,209 30 131 0 0 5
   Exclusively distance 155 10 43 89 1 0 12 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 5,757 925 817 653 3,208 30 119 0 0 5
At-least-2- but less- than-4-years 82 20 10 14 35 1 2 0 0 0
   Exclusively distance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 82 20 10 14 35 1 2 0 0 0
Bachelor’s degrees 7,228 2,892 3,287 1,046 0 3 0 0 0 0
   Exclusively distance 491 98 150 243 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 6,737 2,794 3,137 803 0 3 0 0 0 0
Postbaccalaureate certificates 2,340 1,292 814 234 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Exclusively distance 169 32 16 121 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 2,171 1,260 798 113 0 0 0 0 0 0
Master’s degrees 8,263 3,680 3,831 751 0 1 0 0 0 0
   Exclusively distance 431 48 108 275 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 7,832 3,632 3,723 476 0 1 0 0 0 0
Post-master’s certificates 791 358 363 70 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Exclusively distance 41 0 5 36 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 750 358 358 34 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doctor’s degrees— research/scholarship 591 215 246 130 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Exclusively distance 116 0 5 111 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 475 215 241 19 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doctor’s degrees— professional practice 241 120 110 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Exclusively distance 6 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 235 119 109 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doctor’s degrees—other 41 7 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Exclusively distance 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Not exclusively distance 40 7 30 3 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. Programs offered completely via distance education at institutions that are not exclusively distance education institutions may also be offered in a campus-based format. 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).

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