American University Graduate Programs

American University is a Private, 4-years school located in Washington, DC. American offers total 125 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $33,239
  • Graduate Students: 5,968
  • Graduate Programs: 125

American Graduate Programs Overview

American University (referred to as American) is a Private, 4-years school located in Washington, DC. American offers total 125 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at American University is $33,239 when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $1,971 for part-time students or overloaded credits. Total 5,968 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 13,885 with undergraduate students.
American 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees$33,239
Costs per Credit$1,971
Graduate Students5,968
Graduate Programs125 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits American University

American University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1928 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

American University graduate schools offers 125 major programs and 14 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 2,412 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at American. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at American with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 2 programs 35
Environmental Studies1 program 17
Environmental Science1 program 18
Communication and Journalism [+] 5 programs 120
Mass Communication/Media Studies1 program 65
Journalism1 program 16
Political Communication1 program 34
International and Intercultural Communication1 program 0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)1 program 5
Communications Technologies [+] 1 program 17
Recording Arts Technology/Technician1 program 17
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs 56
Information Science/Studies1 program 51
Computer Science1 program 5
Education [+] 9 programs (1 online)175
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 117
Learning Sciences1 program (1 online)4
International and Comparative Education1 program 6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities1 program 10
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 18
Secondary Education and Teaching1 program 9
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels1 program 0
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program 9
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program (1 online)42
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies1 program (1 online)42
Legal Studies [+] 6 programs (1 online)128
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program (1 online)46
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence1 program 9
International Law and Legal Studies1 program 58
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law1 program 7
Intellectual Property Law1 program 8
Legal Professions and Studies (other)1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 13
Creative Writing1 program 11
General Literature1 program 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 4 programs 12
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 2
Biostatistics1 program 1
Biotechnology1 program 4
Neuroscience1 program 5
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs 6
Mathematics1 program 0
Applied Mathematics1 program 0
Statistics1 program 6
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 32
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution1 program 32
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program (1 online)51
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program (1 online)51
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 26
Philosophy1 program 2
Ethics1 program 24
Physical Sciences [+] 1 program 1
Chemistry1 program 1
Psychology [+] 1 program 19
Psychology1 program 19
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 2 programs 80
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies1 program 16
Homeland Security1 program 64
Human Services [+] 2 programs 218
Public Administration1 program 155
Public Policy Analysis1 program 63
Social Sciences [+] 8 programs 432
Anthropology1 program 10
Economics1 program 31
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 4
Development Economics and International Development1 program 7
International Economics1 program 7
International Relations and Affairs1 program 349
Political Science and Government1 program 19
Sociology1 program 5
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 6 programs 83
Game and Interactive Media Design1 program 3
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1 program 20
Cinematography and Film/Video Production1 program 24
Fine/Studio Arts1 program 9
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 10
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management1 program 17
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs (1 online)32
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program (1 online)16
Public Health Education and Promotion1 program 16
Business [+] 10 programs (3 online)309
Business Administration and Management1 program 75
Project Management1 program (1 online)8
Accounting1 program 30
Finance1 program 26
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program (1 online)34
International Business/Trade/Commerce1 program (1 online)13
Management Science1 program 93
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program 20
Real Estate1 program 2
Taxation1 program 8
History [+] 1 programs 30
History1 program 30
Total72 programs (8 online)1,917
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 1
Mass Communication/Media Studies1 program 1
Education [+] 1 program (1 online)13
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program (1 online)13
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 5
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence1 program 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 3
Neuroscience1 program 3
Psychology [+] 1 program 5
Clinical Psychology1 program 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program 2
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies1 program 2
Human Services [+] 1 program 8
Public Administration1 program 8
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 25
Anthropology1 program 5
Economics1 program 13
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 1
International Relations and Affairs1 program 3
Political Science and Government1 program 3
History [+] 1 programs 6
History1 program 6
Total13 programs (1 online)68
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 320
Law1 program 320
Total1 program320
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 2 programs 3
Asian Studies/Civilization1 program 1
Women's Studies1 program 2
Communications Technologies [+] 1 program 0
Recording Arts Technology/Technician1 program 0
Education [+] 4 programs 3
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 0
Learning Sciences1 program 0
International and Comparative Education1 program 3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program 0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 0
Language Interpretation and Translation1 program 0
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program 0
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 3
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)1 program 3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 11
Statistics1 program 2
Mathematics and Statistics (other)1 program 9
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 1
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution1 program 1
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program (1 online)2
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program (1 online)2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program 4
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy1 program 4
Human Services [+] 3 programs 2
Public Administration1 program 1
Public Policy Analysis1 program 1
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)1 program 0
Social Sciences [+] 9 programs (1 online)24
Anthropology1 program 0
Medical Anthropology1 program (1 online)2
Development Economics and International Development1 program 0
International Economics1 program 0
Economics (other)1 program 6
International Relations and Affairs1 program 15
Political Science and Government (other)1 program 1
Sociology1 program 0
Social Sciences (other)1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 2 programs 1
Game and Interactive Media Design1 program 0
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies1 program 0
Business [+] 9 programs (3 online)53
Business Administration and Management1 program (1 online)2
Project Management1 program (1 online)7
Accounting1 program 9
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program 0
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program (1 online)2
International Business/Trade/Commerce1 program 1
Management Science1 program 27
Real Estate1 program 2
Taxation1 program 3
Total39 programs (5 online)107

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of American graduate programs is $33,239. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $1,971. The average living costs is $17,014 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at American
Amounts
Tuition$38,139
Fees$987
Costs per Credit Hour$1,971
Living on-campus$17,014
Living off-campus$17,014

Graduate Student Population

At American graduate schools, there are total 5,968 graduate students. Among them, 1,471 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 2,230 men and 3,738 women students at American graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at American.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at American University
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,9682,2303,738
American Indian/Native American1028
Asian340105235
Black/African American742216526
Hispanic664227437
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander642
White2,7331,0681,665
Two More20974135
Un-Known609223386
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at American
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students5,9681,4716733,824

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023