These accreditors typically cover a specific program of professional education or training, but in some cases they cover the whole institution.
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE-ADA)) (recognized by USDE)
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (recognized by CHEA)
- Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) (recognized by CHEA)
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) (recognized by USDE)
- Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (recognized by USDE)
- Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) (recognized by CHEA)
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- American Optometric Association (AOA) Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) (recognized by CHEA)
- Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (recognized by USDE)
- Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) (recognized by CHEA)
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) (recognized by CHEA)
- American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Council for Accreditation (CFA) (recognized by CHEA)
- American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) Committee on Accreditation (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (COAMFTE-AAMFT) (recognized by CHEA)
- Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (CoA) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- American Bar Association (ABA) Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (recognized by USDE)
- American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) (recognized by CHEA)
- American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Inc. Accrediting Commission (ACFEF-AC) (recognized by CHEA)
- American Dental Association (ADA) Commission on Dental Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
- Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) (recognized by CHEA) (American Institute of Certified Planners/Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning)
- American Library Association Committee on Accreditation (ALA-CoA) (recognized by CHEA)
- American Occupational Therapy Association Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (AOTA-ACOTE) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) (recognized by USDE)
- American Physical Therapy Association Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (APTA-CAPTE) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- American Podiatric Medical Association Council on Podiatric Medical Education (APMA-CPME) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation (APA-CoA) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- American Society for Microbiology American College of Microbiology (not recognized by CHEA or USDE)
- American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) (not recognized by CHEA or USDE)
- Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) (recognized by CHEA)
- Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA-ASHA) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council On Education (COE) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) (recognized by CHEA)
- Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) (recognized by CHEA)
- Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) (recognized by USDE)
- Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies (recognized by USDE)
- Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) (recognized by CHEA)
- Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) (recognized by CHEA)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) (recognized by CHEA)
- Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) (recognized by CHEA)
- Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) (recognized by CHEA)
- Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA) (recognized by CHEA)
- National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT) (recognized by CHEA)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) (recognized by USDE)
- Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) (recognized by USDE)
- Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) (recognized by CHEA)
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) (recognized by CHEA)
- Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) (recognized by CHEA)
- Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) (recognized by CHEA)
- Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- Council on Education for Public Health (recognized by USDE)
- Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (recognized by USDE)
- Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) Commission on Standards and Accreditation (recognized by CHEA)
- Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Council on Accreditation (recognized by CHEA)
- International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) (recognized by CHEA)
- International Fire Service Accreditation Congress–Degree Assembly (IFSAC–DA) (recognized by CHEA)
- Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) (recognized by USDE and CHEA)
- Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT) (recognized by CHEA)
- Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board American Society of Landscape Architects (LAAB-ASLA) (recognized by CHEA)
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education (recognized by USDE)
- Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (recognized by USDE)
- Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) (recognized by USDE)
- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) (recognized by CHEA)
- National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc. (NACCAS) (recognized by USDE)
- National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) (recognized by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and state registration boards
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Commission on Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
- National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) Commission on Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
- National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation and Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
- National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Commission on Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
- National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) (recognized by the U.S. Public Health Service[97])
- Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA) (recognized by CHEA)
- Planning Accreditation Board (recognized by CHEA)
- Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) (recognized by CHEA)
- State Bar of California Committee of Bar Examiners[98] (recognized by the State of California)