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The STC Academic Programs Database
Mostly technical communications programs, but many now include usability. There is a form to add your program to this list.

Educational programs in information design
The STC Information Design SIG maintains a good list of programs. 

HCI Educational Programs
From the HCI Bibliography. This directory also includes courses and a good list of educational resources such as SIGCHI mailing lists. There is a form to add your program to this list.

Degrees in IA
The IAwiki has a page on degree programs in information architecture, with contributions from many sources. (IAwiki seems to be unavailable due to redesign - 10/28/07)

Directory of Human Factors Graduate Programs in the United States and Canada, 2000 Edition - HFES Publication

Student Perspectives on Selected Human Factors Graduate Programs
by Jennifer Trich Kremer (from Usability Interface - August 2001)
An annotated survey of programs.

IFIP - Working Group on Education in HCI and HCI Curriculum
A good collection of resources and links on academic programs and curriculum development

Single Courses

The Open University (UK)
Course M873 "User Interface Design and Evaluation"
This remote-learning course can be taken by people around the world, and is now offered in the US. 
Article about this course in Usability Interface

Post-College Degree Programs

Bentley College (Waltham, Mass)
Human Factors in Information Design (Masters program)
Information Design (certificate program)

Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Human Oriented Technology (HOT) Lab
Post-graduate programs (Masters and Ph.D.)

Carnegie Mellon University
Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) (Masters and Ph.D.)

City University London, UK
Centre for Human Computer Interaction Design
MSc and PhD research programs

Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA)
Human Computer Interaction (Masters program)

Indiana University
School of Informatics - Human Computer Interaction (Masters)
New Media Program

Marlboro College
Internet Strategy and Management

Ohio State University
Human Factors/Ergonomics (Masters and Ph.D.)

University of Idaho
Psychology/Human Factors (Masters and Distance Degree)

University of Michigan
School of Information - HCI Specialization (Masters program)

Northeastern University
Accessible Web Design Program

Undergraduate Programs

Ohio State University
Industrial & Systems Engineering/Human Factors

Indiana University
New Media Program (Certificate, AS, BS)