National Center for Education Statistics

Table 12. Number of programs offered at Title IV institutions, by level and control of institution, program level, and distance education status of institution: United States, 2019–20
Program level and distance education status of institution		All institutions	4-year				2-year				Less-than-2-year
			Public	Private			Public	Private			Public	Private
				Nonprofit	For-profit			Nonprofit	For-profit			Nonprofit	For-profit
Total programs		245,056	89,860	76,345	6,140		61,716	657	3,486		2,321	180	4,351
Less-than-12-weeks1		2,453	561	110	16		1,240	9	89		203	10	215
Exclusively distance		2	0	0	1		0	0	1		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		2,451	561	110	15		1,240	9	88		203	10	215
At-least-12-weeks but    less-than-1-year2		22,998	4,881	742	322		13,823	50	572		672	61	1,875
Exclusively distance		127	21	4	77		0	0	25		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		22,871	4,860	738	245		13,823	50	547		672	61	1,875
At-least-1- but less-    than-2-years3		25,712	3,699	782	583		15,241	182	1,434		1,442	108	2,241
Exclusively distance		40	1	5	28		0	0	3		0	0	3
Not exclusively distance		25,672	3,698	777	555		15,241	182	1,431		1,442	108	2,238
Associate’s degrees		44,363	7,966	2,997	1,491		30,458	330	1,120		0	0	1
Exclusively distance		183	9	43	120		0	0	11		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		44,180	7,957	2,954	1,371		30,458	330	1,109		0	0	1
At-least-2- but less-    than-4-years4		1,827	317	141	38		952	85	270		4	1	19
Exclusively distance		0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		1,827	317	141	38		952	85	270		4	1	19
Bachelor’s degrees		79,307	33,950	43,440	1,913		2	1	1		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		588	112	200	276		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		78,719	33,838	43,240	1,637		2	1	1		0	0	0
Postbaccalaureate    certificates		10,324	6,417	3,544	363		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		183	29	23	131		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		10,141	6,388	3,521	232		0	0	0		0	0	0
Master’s degrees		39,836	21,202	17,518	1,116		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		473	61	153	259		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		39,363	21,141	17,365	857		0	0	0		0	0	0
Post-master’s certificates		4,188	2,039	2,068	81		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		41	0	10	31		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		4,147	2,039	2,058	50		0	0	0		0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees—    research/scholarship		11,917	7,903	3,855	159		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		128	2	21	105		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		11,789	7,901	3,834	54		0	0	0		0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees—    professional practice		1,922	861	1,011	50		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		5	0	1	4		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		1,917	861	1,010	46		0	0	0		0	0	0
Doctor’s degrees—other		209	64	137	8		0	0	0		0	0	0
Exclusively distance		2	0	1	1		0	0	0		0	0	0
Not exclusively distance		207	64	136	7		0	0	0		0	0	0

¹Less-than-12-weeks refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of less than 300 clock hours, less than 9 semester or trimester credit hours, or less than 13 quarter credit hours.

²At-least-12-weeks but less-than-1-year refers to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of 300-899 clock hours, 9-29 semester or trimester credit hours, or 13-44 quarter credit hours.

³At-least-1-but less-than-2-years refer to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of at least 900 but less than 1,800 clock hours, 30 but less than 60 semester or trimester credit hours, or 45 but less than 90 quarter credit hours.

⁴At-least-2-but less-than-4-years refer to postsecondary awards, certificates, or diplomas of 1,800 or more clock hours, 60 or more semester or trimester credit hours, or 90 or more quarter credit hours.

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. A progam is a combination of courses and related activities organized to meet specific educational objectives. Program counts displayed in this table were calculated based on completions data covering the 12-month period July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. 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=2020.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2020, Completions component (final data).