Business, Management & Marketing at American University

If you are interested in studying business, management & marketing, you may want to check out the program at American University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at The American University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

The American University does offer online education options in business, management & marketing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

The American University Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management & marketing majors at American University.

The American University Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of business, management & marketing master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in business, management & marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	85
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management & marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	133
Accounting	111
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	85
Finance & Financial Management	38
Human Resource Management	28
Marketing	20
Taxation	15
Real Estate	10
International Business	5

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management & marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Management Analysts	18,410	$106,210
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	14,670	$50,140
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.