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American University Master’s in International Relations

International Relations is a concentration offered under the international relations and national security major at American University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in international relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in International Relations 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. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is 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 International Relations?

The American University does not offer an online option for its international relations 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 International Relations

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 317 master’s degrees in international relations handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 58.7% of the international relations students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.5%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 31.2% of international relations 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 24%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	46
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	182
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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.