by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., American University landed the #108 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list. This means that the school is among the Top 10% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. For this achievement, The American University received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia, The American University came in at #4.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and The American University took the #252 spot on the list.
The American University also ranked #3 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in District of Columbia.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 62.9% of the total graduate students at The American University are women and 37.1% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 33.0% of the graduate student population at The American University. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at The American University. Around 10.6% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,447 | $37,447 |
| Fees | $1,009 | $1,009 |
Master's degree recipients from The American University earn an average salary of $56,358 during the early years of their career. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 4% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Doctorate degree recipients from The American University earn an average salary of $60,267 during the early years of their career. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 20% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of American University.
Contact details for The American University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4400 Massachusetts Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20016-8001 |
| Phone: | 202-885-1000 |
| Website: | www.american.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/AmericanUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/AmericanU |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48.7% of the graduate students at The American University took at least one online course. Roughly 29.3% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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