Major Programs at American

American University offers 204 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the International Relations and Affairs program has the most completers (386 students) and the Business Administration and Management program has the second most completers (239 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

American University offers 204 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 4,699 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at American. 1,833 completed bachelor's programs and 2,199 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 713
Overall Programs13164 731439
Number of Completers18311,8332,19939490

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from American University.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at American University.
At the school, the International Relations and Affairs program has the most completers (386 students) and the Business Administration and Management program has the second most completers (239 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at American by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
American/United States Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Asian Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Near and Middle Eastern StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Russian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Disability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 78 5 NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 102 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International and Intercultural CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 16 NOT OFFERED 0
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 111 28ONLINE 0
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 0
International and Comparative EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 1 0
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 1
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Arabic Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
what is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 317 NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/JurisprudenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 2 NOT OFFERED
International Law and Legal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 51 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business, Trade, and Tax LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intellectual Property LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Legal Professions and Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 3 4 NOT OFFERED
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 6 5 3
Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED 0
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Computational ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 121 NOT OFFERED 63 NOT OFFERED
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied and Professional EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Jewish/Judaic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 66 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 87 25 4 NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 104 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13
what is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 220 3 0
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 105 NOT OFFERED 0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 13 0 0
Medical AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 1ONLINE
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 13 9 NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 23 1 NOT OFFERED
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED 0
International EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED 0
Economics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 386 486 7 16
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 182 27 53 NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED 3 3
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 8 NOT OFFERED 0
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED 0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musical TheatreNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED 1
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 0
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 239 71 NOT OFFERED 2
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 21 NOT OFFERED 6
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32ONLINE NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 66 NOT OFFERED 21
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED 0
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED 0
what is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 27 4 NOT OFFERED

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