Degree Programs Overview
Ashford University offers 87 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs. Of that, 87 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 8,426 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Ashford. 5,730 students completed bachelor's programs and 2,465 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Ashford. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
|---|
| Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| Associate's | 3 | 3 | 189 | 9 | 180 |
|---|
| Bachelor's | 58 | 58 | 5,730 | 2,122 | 3,608 |
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| Master's | 21 | 21 | 2,465 | 812 | 1,653 |
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| Doctor's | 5 | 5 | 42 | 11 | 31 |
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Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Ashford University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Business/Managerial Economics program has the highest salary ($60,293) after graduation and the Military Applied Sciences program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $58,856 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics |
$60,293 | $5,024 | $38,365 | $407 |
|---|
| Military Applied Sciences |
$58,856 | $4,905 | - | - |
|---|
| Public Administration |
$58,095 | $4,841 | $33,349 | $354 |
|---|
| International Business |
$57,228 | $4,769 | $26,497 | $281 |
|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$49,817 | $4,151 | $34,370 | $364 |
|---|
| Management Information Systems and Services |
$49,671 | $4,139 | $37,741 | $400 |
|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services |
$49,490 | $4,124 | $29,813 | $316 |
|---|
| Educational/Instructional Media Design |
$47,089 | $3,924 | $28,109 | $298 |
|---|
| Human Resources Management and Services |
$43,339 | $3,612 | $36,139 | $383 |
|---|
| Accounting and Related Services |
$40,794 | $3,400 | $32,813 | $348 |
|---|
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness |
$39,979 | $3,332 | $35,500 | $376 |
|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections |
$39,495 | $3,291 | $31,380 | $333 |
|---|
Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$28,446 | $2,371 | - | - |
|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods |
$19,446 | $1,621 | $24,750 | $262 |
|---|
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$49,905 | $4,159 | $41,000 | $466 |
|---|
| Public Administration |
$45,202 | $3,767 | $41,000 | $466 |
|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services |
$45,183 | $3,765 | $41,000 | $466 |
|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods |
$36,467 | $3,039 | $38,554 | $439 |
|---|
| Education, General |
$33,482 | $2,790 | $41,000 | $466 |
|---|
Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Ashford University.
At the school, the Business Administration and Management Master program has the most completers of 689 and the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the second most completers of 658 students.
Popular Associate Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 184 | 8 | 176 |
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| Military Applied Sciences (other) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 1 | - | 1 |
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Popular Bachelor Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 658 | 280 | 378 |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 564 | 16 | 548 |
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| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | 487 | 305 | 182 |
|---|
| Psychology | 443 | 74 | 369 |
|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 414 | 69 | 345 |
|---|
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 308 | 78 | 230 |
|---|
| Organizational Leadership | 266 | 159 | 107 |
|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 228 | 96 | 132 |
|---|
| Accounting | 162 | 44 | 118 |
|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 146 | 107 | 39 |
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Popular Master Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 689 | 333 | 356 |
|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | 387 | 152 | 235 |
|---|
| Psychology | 276 | 56 | 220 |
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| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 161 | 26 | 135 |
|---|
| Education | 153 | 28 | 125 |
|---|
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 136 | 37 | 99 |
|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 114 | 6 | 108 |
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| Human Services | 94 | 13 | 81 |
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| Special Education and Teaching | 77 | 5 | 72 |
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| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 77 | 28 | 49 |
|---|
Popular Doctoral Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 22 | 5 | 17 |
|---|
| Organizational Leadership | 9 | 3 | 6 |
|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 8 | 1 | 7 |
|---|
| Psychology | 2 | 1 | 1 |
|---|
| Human Services | 1 | 1 | - |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
17ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
31ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Journalism | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
36ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Information Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
88ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
64ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
111ONLINE | 153ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 114ONLINE |
8ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
28ONLINE | 24ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Learning Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 77ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
34ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Secondary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 3ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
184ONLINE |
564ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Computer Software Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
45ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Applied Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Family Resource Management Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Child Development | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
92ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
28ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
46ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Library and Information Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
28ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Military Applied Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
4ONLINE |
2ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Gerontology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Behavioral Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
144ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
37ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
443ONLINE | 276ONLINE |
2ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
146ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
228ONLINE | 77ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Human Services | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
1ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Public Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3ONLINE | 3ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Social Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Cultural Anthropology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
25ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
105ONLINE | 1ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Health and Wellness | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
414ONLINE | 161ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
36ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
80ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 46ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Medical Informatics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 37ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Holistic Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
88ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
21ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
1ONLINE |
658ONLINE | 689ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
107ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Operations Management and Supervision | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
106ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Customer Service Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Research and Development Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 35ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Project Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
138ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
266ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
9ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
487ONLINE | 387ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
162ONLINE | 55ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
20ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
41ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Finance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
144ONLINE | 24ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
308ONLINE | 136ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Organizational Behavior Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
22ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9ONLINE | 3ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Information Systems | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
76ONLINE | 70ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marketing (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
89ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Real Estate | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
33ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
1ONLINE |
658ONLINE | 689ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
107ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Operations Management and Supervision | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
106ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Customer Service Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Research and Development Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 35ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Project Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
138ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
266ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
9ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
487ONLINE | 387ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
162ONLINE | 55ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
20ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
41ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Finance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
144ONLINE | 24ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
308ONLINE | 136ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Organizational Behavior Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
22ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9ONLINE | 3ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Information Systems | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
76ONLINE | 70ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marketing (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
89ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Real Estate | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
33ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
33ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|