While institutional accreditation applies to the university as a whole, specialized accreditation of certain professional schools and individual educational programs is granted by a number of national organizations, each representing professional areas such as business, engineering or nursing. Though each of these accrediting organizations has its distinctive definitions of eligibility, criteria for accreditation and operating procedures, accreditation by a specialized accrediting agency is one means of assuring quality of the accredited programs.  

Below are the current programs with specialized accreditation and their accrediting agencies.