The cost of attendance (COA) for your program includes both direct expenses and indirect expenses for the combined fall and spring semesters.
The direct expenses are the items such as tuition or fees for which American University will bill you directly. The indirect expenses are items for which you may need to pay out of pocket such as off-campus housing, food, transportation, and books/supplies.
Off campus housing and other indirect expenses are based on average costs in the DC area and may increase or decrease based on the cost of living at that time.
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On-Campus Graduate Programs
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Graduate On-Campus Programs 2024-2025 Cost of Attendance
Graduate On-Campus Programs 2025-2026 Cost of Attendance
Cost of Attendance is provided for:
- Full-time and half-time graduate programs in the College of Arts & Sciences; School of Public Affairs; and School of Communication
- Full-time Kogod School of Business MBA
- Full-time School of International Service graduate programs
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Online, Semester-Based Graduate Programs
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2025-2026 Cost of Attendance
- CAS & SOC Online Programs
- Kogod Online Programs
- OGPS Online Programs
- SIS Online Programs
- SOE Online Programs
- SPA Online Programs
2024-2025 Cost of Attendance
Graduate Online Programs (Semester Based) 2024-2025 Cost of Attendance
2024-2025 Cost of Attendance is provided for:
- Half-time, online graduate programs in the Office of Graduate & Professional Studies
- Half-time, online graduate programs in the College of Arts & Sciences; School of Public Affairs; and School of Communication
- Half-time, online graduate programs in the School of International Service
- Full-time, online gradute programs in the Kogod School of Business
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Online, Graduate 4-Term Programs
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Graduate 4-Term Online Programs 2024-2025 Cost of Attandance
Cost of Attendance is provided for:
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MBA.BADM.PROF:OL - Business Administration(MBA)
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MS.ANLT:OL - Analytics
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MS.MKAN:OL - Marketing Analytics
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MS.IRB:OL - International Business
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MS.IRBOL - International Business
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School of Education - Graduate Programs
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School of Education Graduate Programs 2024-2025 Cost of Attendance
School of Education Graduate Programs 2025-2026 Cost of Attendance
Cost of attendance is provided for:
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MAT Online Programs, Full-Time
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Other SOE Online Programs, Half-Time
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MAT On-Campus Programs, Full-Time
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Other SOE On-Campus Programs, Full-Time
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School of Education - City Teaching Alliance Programs
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Cost of Attendance is provided for the 2025 and 2024 cohorts for City Teaching Alliance programs based in Baltimore, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
Baltimore Programs
- Baltimore 2025 Cohort Elementary & Special Education
- Baltimore 2025 Cohort Secondary ELA & Special Education
- Baltimore 2025 Cohort Secondary Math & Special Education
- Baltimore 2024 Cohort Elementary & Special Education
- Baltimore 2024 Cohort Secondary ELA & Special Education
- Baltimore 2024 Cohort Secondary Math & Special Education
Dallas Programs
- Dallas 2025 Cohort Elementary & Special Education
- Dallas 2025 Cohort Secondary ELA & Special Education
- Dallas 2025 Cohort Secondary Math & Special Education
- Dallas 2024 Cohort Elementary & Special Education
- Dallas 2024 Cohort Secondary ELA & Special Education
- Dallas 2024 Cohort Secondary Math & Special Education
Philadelphia Programs
- Philadelphia 2025 Cohort Elementary & Special Education
- Philadelphia 2025 Cohort Secondary ELA & Special Education
- Philadelphia 2025 Cohort Secondary Math & Special Education
- Philadelphia 2024 Cohort Secondary ELA & Special Education
- Philadelphia 2024 Cohort Secondary Math & Special Education
Washington, DC Programs
- Washington, DC 2025 Cohort Elementary & Special Education
- Washington, DC 2025 Cohort Secondary ELA & Special Education
- Washington, DC 2025 Cohort Secondary Math & Special Education
- Washington, DC 2024 Cohort Elementary & Special Education
- Washington, DC 2024 Cohort Secondary ELA & Special Education
- Washington, DC 2024 Cohort Secondary Math & Special Education
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Certificate Programs
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Certificate Programs - 2024-2025 Cost of Attendance
Certificate Programs - 2025-2026 Cost of Attendance
Cost of Attendance is provided for:
- Pre-Med Certificate
- Graduate ARASL Certificate