Private for-profit · Charles Town, West Virginia
American Public University System: cost, debt and earnings by major
82 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $11,116
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 60%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 40,074
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,277
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 15%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $11,133 |
|---|---|
| $48,001–75,000 | $7,339 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $8,599 |
| $110,000+ | $15,991 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (5)
Associate's programs (15)
- Fire Protection$77,650
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,318
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$63,895
- Data Processing$63,673
- Homeland Security$63,213
- Business/Commerce, General$61,313
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,726
- Real Estate$53,534
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$51,579
- Accounting and Related Services$47,537
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$45,027 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$42,077
- Public Health$39,409
- Legal Support Services$39,259
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,583
Bachelor's programs (36)
- Military Science and Operational Studies$103,706
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$94,768
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$89,871
- Fire Protection$87,428
- International/Globalization Studies$86,599
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$86,275
- Political Science and Government$81,056
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$80,417
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$79,734
- Homeland Security$77,122
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,722
- Applied Mathematics$73,845
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$69,875 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,546
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$65,830
- International Relations and National Security Studies$65,510
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$65,446 (1 yr)
- Philosophy$64,098
- Marketing$63,469
- Accounting and Related Services$62,358
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$61,532
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,134
- History$59,793
- Public Health$59,240
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$57,618
- Security Science and Technology$57,237
- Business/Commerce, General$57,104 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$54,707
- Sociology$54,432
- Natural Sciences$52,705 (1 yr)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$50,893 (1 yr)
- Religion/Religious Studies$48,336
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$48,268 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$47,294
- Hospitality Administration/Management$46,000
- English Language and Literature, General$43,415
Master's programs (23)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$111,755
- International/Globalization Studies$108,940
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$107,245 (1 yr)
- International Relations and National Security Studies$100,647
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$99,729
- Homeland Security$96,527
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$96,106 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,167
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$89,135
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$86,686 (1 yr)
- Public Administration$85,238
- Accounting and Related Services$82,725
- Public Health$79,601
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$77,714
- Political Science and Government$74,802
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$70,509
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$67,802
- Psychology, General$66,047
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$63,973 (1 yr)
- History$63,247
- Education, General$57,967
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$57,169 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$56,370