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Largest education programs in the United States
U.S. education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walden University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | 994 |
| 2 | Northcentral University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 551 |
| 3 | The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | Public, 4-year | 328 |
| 4 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | 328 |
| 5 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | 308 |
| 6 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 304 |
| 7 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 284 |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | 278 |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University | Cheney | Public, 4-year | 277 |
| 10 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 268 |
| 11 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | 260 |
| 12 | Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette | Public, 4-year | 252 |
| 13 | University of California-Irvine | Irvine | Public, 4-year | 250 |
| 14 | Central State University | Wilberforce | Public, 4-year | 242 |
| 15 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Public, 4-year | 240 |
| 16 | San Diego State University | San Diego | Public, 4-year | 226 |
| 17 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | 224 |
| 18 | Ashford University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | 217 |
| 19 | Northeastern University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 213 |
| 20 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public, 4-year | 205 |
| 21 | Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis | Public, 2-year | 194 |
| 22 | University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | Public, 4-year | 193 |
| 23 | Fort Hays State University | Hays | Public, 4-year | 185 |
| 24 | Niagara University | Niagara University | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 176 |
| 25 | California Baptist University | Riverside | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 176 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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