Graduate School Tuition at American Public University System

American Public University System (American Public University System) is a four-years, private (for-profit) school located in Charles Town, WV. It offers 68 graduate programs - 36 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 30 Post-bachelor's. The 2023 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $7,050 for all graduate students.

A total of 9,329 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 48,298 students at American Public University System. American Public University System offers online graduate programs and 9,329 out of 9,329 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician program has the highest salary ($81,400) after graduation and the Master's Network and System Administration/Administrator program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $77,100 average salary.

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2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees at American Public University System with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $7,050 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $370.

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics

Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)

2023 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$6,660
Fees	$390
Cost per Credit	$370
Room & Board	$8,128 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,552 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total	$17,729

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Tuition & Fees	$6,600	$7,005	$7,050	$7,050	$7,050

Graduate Program Overview

American Public University System is a four-years, private (for-profit) school located in Charles Town, West Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,050.

It offers sixty-eight (68) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	American Public University System
Type	Four-years, Private (for-profit)
Address	111 W Congress St, Charles Town, WV
Graduate School Students	9,685 students 9,329 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2022-2023)	$7,050
Student to Faculty	22:1 (4.55%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 68 Graduate Programs 36 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 30 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

American Public University System offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 68 major areas - 36 Master's (36 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs), 30 Post-Bachelor'(30 online programs). 2,833 students have been conferred Master's degree and 653 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	2,833	653	404	-
Men	1,720	407	264	-
Women	1,113	246	140	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History (other)	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Military History	42^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
History	114^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Telecommunications Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	30^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Executive/Career Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	27^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	142^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	746^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	62^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	64^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	34^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Policy Analysis	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	88^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Services	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	94^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	35^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	129^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Fire Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Corrections Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Securities Services Administration/Management	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	123^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	93^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	91^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	107^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies	113^ONLINE	-^ONLINE	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Military Technologies and Applied Sciences

what is Military Technologies and Applied Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Explosive Ordinance/Bomb Disposal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Strategic Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Intelligence	230^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies	33^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	59^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Education	44^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	149^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Word Processing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Asian Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Management and Policy	111^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Studies	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 50,047 students enrolled in American Public University System including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 9,685 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 5,855 male and 3,830 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 662 full-time and 9,023 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 9,329 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	9,685
Men Students	5,855
Women Students	3,830

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	9,685
Full-time Students	662
Part-time Students	9,023

By race/ethnicity 5,296 White, 1,611 Black, and 279 Asian students are attending at American Public University System. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	9,685
American Indian / Native American	44
Asian	279
Black	1,611
Hispanic	1,079
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	70
White	5,296
Two or more races	350
Un-Known	818

12 students are younger than 22 and 2,871 students are older than 65. The school has 1,940 students aged between 22 and 30 and 4,506 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	9,685
21 & Under	12
22-24	332
25-29	1,608
30-34	2,295
35-39	2,211
40 & Over	2,871

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At American Public University System, 9,329 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.