Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Business Administration & Management at American University

Business Administration & Management at American University

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

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 Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration

The American University Business Administration & Management Rankings

Business Administration Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at American University.

The American University Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

52% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from The American University, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 41
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

Business Administration & Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Business Administration and Management 117
Project Management 16

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 5,060 $81,120
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,020 $168,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.