School Name | American University (American) |
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Address | 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016-8001 |
Phone | 202-885-1000 |
Web | https://WWW.AMERICAN.EDU |
Online Application | https://www.american.edu/admissions/apply/index.cfm |
Financial Info | https://www.american.edu/financialaid |
School Type | Private, 4 years |
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Tuition & Fees | $39,126 |
Student Population | 5,968 |
Offered Degrees/Programs | Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice) |
Number of Programs | 201 graduate programs (15 programs available online learning) |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 11 to 1 |
Distance Learning (Online Classes) | 15 Online Programs Available |
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Special learning Opportunities |
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On-Campus Student Services |
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Tuition | Fees | |
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2018-2019 | $30,744 | $702 |
2019-2020 | $30,351 | $762 |
2020-2021 | $34,533 | $991 |
2021-2022 | $37,447 | $1,009 |
2022-2023 | $38,139 | $987 |
Residents | Out-of-State | |
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American University | $39,126 | |
All Graduate Schools | $16,006 | $19,532 |
Public | $11,452 | $20,604 |
Private | $19,609 | |
District of Columbia Graduate Schools | $23,494 | $25,875 |
Public | $10,094 | $18,608 |
Private | $30,251 |
Living On-Campus | Living Off-Campus | |||
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Room & Board | Other Expense | Room & Board | Other Expense | |
2018-2019 | $16,100 | $909 | $16,100 | $909 |
2019-2020 | $16,096 | $909 | $16,096 | $909 |
2020-2021 | $16,196 | $1,009 | $16,129 | $1,009 |
2021-2022 | $15,150 | $1,228 | $15,150 | $1,228 |
2022-2023 | $15,706 | $1,308 | $15,706 | $1,308 |
Tuition | |
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2018-2019 | $1,708 |
2019-2020 | $1,861 |
2020-2021 | $1,906 |
2021-2022 | $1,922 |
2022-2023 | $1,971 |
Tuition | Fees | |
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Law | $59,842 | $1,152 |
Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
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Master's Degree | 72 | 8 | 1,917 |
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship | 13 | 1 | 68 |
Doctor's degree - other | 1 | 0 | 320 |
Post Bachelor's Degree | 39 | 5 | 107 |
Total | 125 | 14 | 2,412 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Management Science | ✕ | 27 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 15 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics (other) | ✕ | 9 | - |
Accounting | ✕ | 9 | - |
Project Management | ✔ | 7 | - |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 349 | $57,500 |
Public Administration | ✕ | 155 | $69,600 |
Educational Leadership and Administration | ✕ | 117 | - |
Management Science | ✕ | 93 | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 75 | $89,900 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Law | ✕ | 320 | - |
Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 13 | - |
Economics | ✔ | 13 | - |
Public Administration | ✔ | 8 | - |
History | ✔ | 6 | - |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 35 completers | $53,000 |
Environmental Studies | ✕ | 17 | - |
Environmental Science | ✕ | 18 | - |
Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 120 completers | $64,400 |
Mass Communication/Media Studies | ✕ | 65 | - |
Journalism | ✕ | 16 | - |
Political Communication | ✕ | 34 | - |
International and Intercultural Communication | ✕ | 0 | - |
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other) | ✕ | 5 | - |
Communications Technologies [+] | ✕ | 17 completers | - |
Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 17 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 56 completers | - |
Information Science/Studies | ✕ | 51 | - |
Computer Science | ✕ | 5 | - |
Education [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 175 completers | - |
Educational Leadership and Administration | ✕ | 117 | - |
Learning Sciences | ✔ | 4 | - |
International and Comparative Education | ✕ | 6 | $55,900 |
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | ✕ | 10 | - |
Elementary Education and Teaching | ✕ | 18 | - |
Secondary Education and Teaching | ✕ | 9 | - |
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | ✕ | 0 | - |
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✕ | 2 | - |
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✕ | 9 | - |
Work and Family Studies [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 42 completers | - |
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✔ | 42 | - |
Legal Studies [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 128 completers | - |
Advanced Legal Research/Studies | ✔ | 46 | $58,900 |
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | ✕ | 9 | - |
International Law and Legal Studies | ✕ | 58 | - |
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law | ✕ | 7 | - |
Intellectual Property Law | ✕ | 8 | - |
Legal Professions and Studies (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
Creative Writing | ✕ | 11 | - |
General Literature | ✕ | 2 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 2 | - |
Biostatistics | ✕ | 1 | - |
Biotechnology | ✕ | 4 | - |
Neuroscience | ✕ | 5 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Statistics | ✕ | 6 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | ✕ | 32 | $52,500 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 51 completers | - |
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ✔ | 51 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 26 completers | $41,900 |
Philosophy | ✕ | 2 | $41,900 |
Ethics | ✕ | 24 | - |
Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Chemistry | ✕ | 1 | - |
Psychology [+] | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
Psychology | ✕ | 19 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 80 completers | $54,000 |
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | ✕ | 16 | - |
Homeland Security | ✕ | 64 | - |
Human Services [+] | ✕ | 218 completers | - |
Public Administration | ✕ | 155 | $69,600 |
Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 63 | $57,200 |
Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 432 completers | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 10 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 31 | $68,000 |
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 4 | - |
Development Economics and International Development | ✕ | 7 | - |
International Economics | ✕ | 7 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 349 | $57,500 |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 19 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 5 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 83 completers | - |
Game and Interactive Media Design | ✕ | 3 | - |
Film/Cinema/Video Studies | ✕ | 20 | $36,100 |
Cinematography and Film/Video Production | ✕ | 24 | - |
Fine/Studio Arts | ✕ | 9 | - |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 10 | - |
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | ✕ | 17 | $44,500 |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 32 completers | - |
Health/Health Care Administration/Management | ✔ | 16 | - |
Public Health Education and Promotion | ✕ | 16 | - |
Business [+] | ✔ (3 completers) | 309 completers | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 75 | $89,900 |
Project Management | ✔ | 8 | - |
Accounting | ✕ | 30 | $65,300 |
Finance | ✕ | 26 | - |
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | ✔ | 34 | - |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | ✔ | 13 | - |
Management Science | ✕ | 93 | - |
Marketing/Marketing Management | ✕ | 20 | - |
Real Estate | ✕ | 2 | - |
Taxation | ✕ | 8 | $90,600 |
History [+] | ✕ | 30 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 30 | - |
Total | 1,917 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Mass Communication/Media Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
Education [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 13 completers | - |
Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 13 | - |
Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | ✕ | 5 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Neuroscience | ✕ | 3 | - |
Psychology [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
Clinical Psychology | ✕ | 5 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
Human Services [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
Public Administration | ✕ | 8 | - |
Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 5 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 13 | - |
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 1 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 3 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 3 | - |
History [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 6 | - |
Total | 68 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 320 completers | - |
Law | ✕ | 320 | - |
Total | 320 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Asian Studies/Civilization | ✕ | 1 | - |
Women's Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
Communications Technologies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Education [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Educational Leadership and Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
Learning Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
International and Comparative Education | ✕ | 3 | - |
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✕ | 0 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 0 | - |
Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
Statistics | ✕ | 2 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics (other) | ✕ | 9 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | ✕ | 1 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 2 completers | - |
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ✔ | 2 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | ✕ | 4 | - |
Human Services [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Public Administration | ✕ | 1 | - |
Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 1 | - |
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Social Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 24 completers | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Medical Anthropology | ✔ | 2 | - |
Development Economics and International Development | ✕ | 0 | - |
International Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Economics (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 15 | - |
Political Science and Government (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Social Sciences (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Game and Interactive Media Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business [+] | ✔ | 53 completers | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✔ | 2 | - |
Project Management | ✔ | 7 | - |
Accounting | ✕ | 9 | - |
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | ✔ | 2 | - |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | ✕ | 1 | - |
Management Science | ✕ | 27 | - |
Real Estate | ✕ | 2 | - |
Taxation | ✕ | 3 | - |
Total | 107 |
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 6,389 | 2,368 | 4,021 |
Full-time | 3,116 | 1,139 | 1,977 |
Part-tme | 3,273 | 1,229 | 2,044 |
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 6,389 | 2,368 | 4,021 |
American Indian/Native American | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Asian | 349 | 110 | 239 |
Black/African American | 829 | 250 | 579 |
Hispanic | 680 | 244 | 436 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 5 | 2 |
White | 2,975 | 1,153 | 1,822 |
Two More | 279 | 99 | 180 |
Un-Known | 686 | 255 | 431 |
Non-resident Alien | 574 | 249 | 325 |
Number of Graduate Students | |
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Total | 6,389 |
Enrolled Online Exclusively | 1,873 |
Enrolled Some Online Courses | 1,236 |
Not in Online Courses | 3,280 |
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 6,389 | 2,368 | 4,021 |
Age 20-21 | 91 | 27 | 64 |
Age 22-24 | 1,945 | 622 | 1,323 |
Age 25-29 | 2,400 | 903 | 1,497 |
Age 30-34 | 959 | 420 | 539 |
Age 35-39 | 429 | 178 | 251 |
Age 40-49 | 381 | 151 | 230 |
Age 50-64 | 169 | 61 | 108 |
Over 64 | 15 | 6 | 9 |