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American University Master’s in Psychology

Psychology is a program of study at American University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in psychology, such as diversity 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 Master’s in Psychology 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 average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

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

Does The American University Offer an Online Master’s in Psychology?

The American University does not offer an online option for its psychology master’s degree program 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 Master’s Student Diversity for Psychology

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 15 master’s degrees in psychology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 80.0% of the students who received their Master’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 80.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in psychology at The American University in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Master’s 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
General Psychology	15

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.