What this does
The List Of Degrees page is the front door to every field of study the site has data for in one state. Each field appears as a card. Click a card and you land on that degree's own page, which lists the universities in your state that offer it, the careers it leads to, and what graduates earn.
It helps you if you are:
- a student who knows roughly what you want to study and needs to find the exact field name;
- a parent checking whether a field is offered at the graduate level as well as the undergraduate level;
- a school counselor who wants a quick, alphabetical list of the fields schools in your state actually teach.
The page itself shows no money figures. It is a directory: names, the level, and how many universities offer each field. The numbers live one click away on the degree's page.
Before you start
- Pick a state. Degrees are shown one state at a time. Use the Showing data for menu at the top of the page. If no state is chosen, the page shows only a card that reads Pick a state to see degree programs. with the state menu under it. Nothing else loads until you choose. See Choosing a state.
- Pick the state where you plan to study. The list counts universities in that state only. A field you can study in a neighbouring state will not show up unless you switch the menu to that state.
- Know the level you want. Every field is listed twice when it is taught at both levels: once as Undergraduate (certificates, associate's and bachelor's degrees) and once as Graduate (master's, doctoral and graduate certificates).
- Have a word or two in mind. Field names follow the federal list of programs, so they can be formal ("Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse" rather than "nursing school"). A short word such as "nursing", "account" or "engineer" finds most of them.
You do not need an account. Nothing you type here is saved.
Step by step
- Open Degrees in the top menu. The page title reads List Of Degrees, with the line "Open a degree to see the schools that offer it, with cost, earnings and break-even for each." under it. The degree's page lists those schools in State Rank order, not ranked by a cost or earnings figure. While the list loads you see Loading — this may take a moment on first load…
- If the page asks you to pick a state, choose one in Showing data for. The page reloads for that state.
- Look under Select A Degree. A count line sits above the cards, for example "N degrees found." The cards are in A to Z order.
- Type in Search degree (the box says Type a degree title). The list refreshes a moment after you stop typing, and the count line changes to "N degrees found matching "your words"."
- Choose Undergraduate or Graduate in Degree level to keep only one level. Choose All to see both again.
- Read a card. Its first line is the field name. Its second line reads Undergraduate · N universities with tuition data or Graduate · N universities with tuition data. Its last line reads Open university ROI rankings →.
- Click the card. The degree's page opens with that field and that level already chosen, for the same state. See A degree's page.
Every control explained
| Control | Where | What it changes | Default | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showing data for | Top of the page, above the title (or inside the "Pick a state" card when no state is set) | The state whose degrees and universities are listed. Picking a state reloads the page. | The state you last picked on this device; none on a first visit | There is no United States choice on this page, because degrees are listed one state at a time. Your choice carries to every page you open next. |
| Search degree (box reads Type a degree title) | First box in the filter card | Keeps only fields whose name contains every word you type, in any order. The list refreshes as you type. | Empty | A few common abbreviations are understood: "RN" finds nursing fields, "CPA" finds accounting and finance, "MD" finds pre-medicine, biology and chemistry. A link from another page can open the list with a search already filled in. |
| Degree level | Second control in the filter card | All, Undergraduate or Graduate. Narrows the cards to one level. | All | Works together with the search: "nursing" plus Graduate shows only graduate nursing fields. |
| Degree card (Open university ROI rankings →) | Each card under Select A Degree | Opens the degree's page for that field and level, in the same state. | None | Open it in a new tab if you want to come back to the same filtered list. |
Reading the results
| Item | Meaning | Unit | Source and year | How it is computed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count line (N degrees found.) | How many cards the current search and level return | Cards | Same as the cards | One card per field and level, so a field taught at both levels counts twice. |
| Showing first 300 degrees — search to narrow the list. | The list stopped at 300 cards | Cards | — | The page asks for at most 300 cards in A to Z order. When exactly 300 come back, this line replaces the count, and fields later in the alphabet are not shown until you search or pick a level. |
| Card title | The field of study | Name | NCES Classification of Instructional Programs, 2020 edition | The official federal field name. Texas titles keep the federal style and end with a full stop. In other states the College Scorecard groups programs into broader field families, so many titles are family names (for example "Accounting and Related Services"). |
| Undergraduate / Graduate | The level this card covers | Label | Program records (below) | Undergraduate takes in certificates, associate's and bachelor's degrees; graduate takes in master's, doctoral and graduate certificates. |
| N universities with tuition data | How many schools in your state offer this field at this level and have a usable tuition figure | Schools | Texas: IPEDS completions (three-year averages). Other states: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Field-of-Study file (release of October 2026 where reloaded). Tuition: IPEDS and the College Scorecard. | Distinct schools with at least one program in the field at that level, counting only schools with an in-state tuition above $0 and at most $80,000 a year. Schools without one are listed on Schools with no tuition data instead. |
| No degrees found matching your search. | Nothing matches the words and level you chose | — | — | Try a shorter word, or set Degree level back to All. |
| A line starting with ⚠ | The list could not be loaded | — | — | The server's message is shown as is. Reload the page; if it keeps happening, use Report a problem in the footer. |
Fields marked as unclassified in the federal list never get a card. A school that has left the newest College Scorecard release is not counted.
Read more about how the figures are produced.
Worked example
A school counselor in Ohio wants to show a student every nursing option before a meeting.
- She opens Degrees. Her browser has no state saved, so the page shows Pick a state to see degree programs. She chooses Ohio in Showing data for, and the page reloads with the full A to Z list and a count line.
- She types "nursing" in Search degree. The count line now reads "N degrees found matching "nursing"." and only nursing fields remain. Some appear twice, once tagged Undergraduate and once Graduate, each with its own number of universities.
- The student wants a bachelor's first, so she sets Degree level to Undergraduate. The graduate cards disappear.
- She clicks the undergraduate nursing card. The degree's page opens for Ohio, with the list of Ohio universities that offer it, the careers it leads to and, where published, the typical debt at graduation.
- Back on the list, she switches Degree level to Graduate to show the student where a later master's could lead.
Common questions
- Why is the same degree listed twice?
- One card covers the undergraduate level and one the graduate level. They open different lists of schools and different credentials. Use Degree level to see only one.
- Why can't I find a field I know a school offers?
- Three common reasons. The field may be filed under a formal federal name, so try a shorter word. The school may have no usable tuition figure, in which case it is not counted here; check Schools with no tuition data. Or the list may have stopped at 300 cards; search or pick a level to see the rest of the alphabet.
- Why does the number of universities on the card differ from the list on the degree's page?
- The card counts schools with a usable in-state tuition only. Outside Texas, the degree's page also lists schools that offer the field but have no usable tuition (their cost shows "—"), and it matches the broader field family, so it can show more schools than the card. The level filter on the degree's page can also hide some schools.
- Why do field names look different in Texas and in other states?
- The Texas program list comes from detailed federal completions records, one row per specific field. Other states use the College Scorecard's Field-of-Study file, which groups programs into field families. So Texas shows "Accounting." where another state may show the family name "Accounting and Related Services".
- Why do I see "Pick a state to see degree programs."?
- No state is set on this device yet, or you chose United States on another page. Pick a state in the menu on that card.
- Does the order of the cards mean anything?
- No. Cards are in A to Z order by field name. The list of schools on each degree's page has its own order, explained in A degree's page.
- Why does a state show "Data for … isn't available yet"?
- The state is switched on but its data has not reached the server yet. Try again later, or pick another state.
What this does NOT do
- It is not a school finder or an application site. It lists fields of study, not admissions or open places.
- It does not rank fields. The cards are alphabetical.
- It is not advice. Use it to start a conversation, not to make the choice.
- It shows one state at a time. There is no national list of degrees.
- It stores nothing about you. Sign-in is only for saving reports elsewhere on the site.
- It leaves out schools with no usable tuition figure; they are listed on their own page.
- It shows at most 300 cards at once.
Related
- A degree's page: what you see after clicking a card.
- One school's programs: every program recorded for one school.
- Schools with no tuition data: the schools left out of the counts.
- Compare degrees: put two or more fields side by side.
- Careers: start from a job instead of a field.
- Choosing a state: how the Showing data for menu works.
- Open the live page: List Of Degrees.