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American University Master’s in Education

Education is a program of study at American University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in education, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:

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

How Much Does a Master’s in Education from The American University Cost?

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at The American University paid an average of $1,906 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-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 Master’s in Education?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the education master’s degree program at The American University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Master’s Student Diversity for Education

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 178 students received their master’s degree in education. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 82.6% of the education students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 37.6% of education master’s degree recipients at The American University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	12
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	75
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Master’s in Education Focus Areas at The American University

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	83
Educational Assessment	10
International Education	26
Special Education	9
Teacher Education Grade Specific	30

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.