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American University Doctorate in Psychology

Psychology is a program of study at American University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in psychology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Psychology from The American University Cost?

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at The American University paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$34,533	$34,533
Fees	$991	$991

Does The American University Offer an Online Doctorate in Psychology?

Online degrees for the The American University psychology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Doctorate Student Diversity for Psychology

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 7 doctor’s degrees in psychology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

All of the students who received their Doctorate in psychology in 2019-2020 were women.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 14.3% of psychology doctor’s degree recipients at The American University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Doctorate in Psychology Focus Areas at The American University

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7

References

*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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.