Business, Management & Marketing at American University

What traits are you looking for in a business, management and marketing school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business, management and marketing program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 382 students received their master's degree in business, management and marketing.

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

• 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? The American University offers distance education options for business, management and marketing at the following degree levels:

• 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 and marketing majors at American University.

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

Of the 382 students who earned a master's degree in Business, Management & Marketing from The American University in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were 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 and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	111
International Students	131
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management and 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 and 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.