American Public University System
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $10,282
Students with federal loans: 13.3%
Students with Pell grants: 24.7%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $57,877
After 5 years: $67,627
Majors(41 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(1,547 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(542 graduates)
- Homeland Security.(510 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(433 graduates)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(413 graduates)
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations.(313 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(311 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(279 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(200 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(157 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(118 graduates)
- History.(110 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(103 graduates)
- Public Health.(101 graduates)
- International/Global Studies.(93 graduates)
- Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).(78 graduates)
- Security Science and Technology.(74 graduates)
- Sociology.(74 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(60 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(60 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(53 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(50 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(46 graduates)
- Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other.(44 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(40 graduates)
- Fire Protection.(38 graduates)
- Marketing.(31 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(23 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(22 graduates)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.(21 graduates)
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.(20 graduates)
- Philosophy.(19 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(18 graduates)
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.(14 graduates)
- Natural Sciences.(12 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(12 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(8 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(5 graduates)
- Military Science and Operational Studies.
- International Relations and National Security Studies.
- Air Transportation.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 38,976 students
Retention Rate: 93.6%
Graduation Rate: 53.2%
Student Demographics
White (46.1%)
Hispanic (19.0%)
Black (16.5%)
Asian (2.9%)
Two or More (4.8%)
International (1.2%)
Gender Distribution
Men (64.8%)
Women (35.2%)