Taxation at American University

Every taxation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the taxation program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

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, 12 students received their master's degree in taxation.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Taxation section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Taxation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Taxation

The American University Taxation Rankings

Taxation Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Taxation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of taxation master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

In the taxation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• International Business
• Real Estate
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Taxation Grads May Go Into

A degree in taxation 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
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Financial Examiners	610	$157,860
Tax Preparers	250	$97,070

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.