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American University Master’s in General Psychology

General Psychology is a concentration offered under the general psychology major at American University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• 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 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 Psychology?

Online degrees for the The American University psychology master’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 Master’s Student Diversity for Psychology

There were 15 master’s degrees in psychology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.0% of the psychology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of psychology master’s degree recipients at The American University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

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

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.