American Public University System
American Public University System is a private for-profit college in Charles Town, WV. Its average net price is $11,116 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $11,133 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | Not published |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $7,339 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $8,599 |
| $110,001 and up | $15,991 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,813 |
| 8 years after entry | $40,972 |
| 10 years after entry | $41,320 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $54,514 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $20,365 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Air Transportation | $55,780 National median for this major n=5,818 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $69,593 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $26,931 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $64,017 n=1,189 | $12,000 n=1,207 |
| Business and Commerce | $57,104 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $14,096 n=239 |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $65,076 n=212 | $15,223 n=160 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $71,646 n=302 | $14,608 n=367 |
| Criminal Justice | $63,965 n=421 | $12,121 n=372 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | $40,083 National median for this major n=120 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $43,357 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $26,826 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | $14,104 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Environmental Conservation | $54,940 n=236 | $17,200 n=249 |
| Fire Protection | $67,279 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $9,700 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,823 National median for this major n=2,808 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $50,893 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $15,750 n=243 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $48,268 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,895 n=121 |
| History | $50,567 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $17,803 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Homeland Security | $65,324 n=336 | $12,000 n=306 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | $22,470 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $44,148 n=127 | $34,956 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | $11,626 n=116 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | $69,875 n=246 | $9,500 n=304 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $59,708 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $9,750 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Liberal Arts | $69,410 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $65,446 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $12,375 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Marketing | $53,534 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $17,721 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $62,854 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Military Science and Operational Studies | $67,490 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other | Not published | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | $28,797 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $55,769 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $25,907 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $72,825 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $16,671 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Psychology | $46,472 n=182 | Not published |
| Public Health | $54,702 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $17,750 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Registered Nursing | $86,573 n=111 | $20,743 n=138 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | $17,390 n=238 |
| Security Science and Technology | $63,383 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $17,970 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Sociology | $53,913 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $25,451 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $54,504 n=327 | $14,028 n=410 |
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