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American Public University System
Charles Town, WV · Private (for-profit) · 40,074 students · mostly bachelor degrees
29th-cheapest of 61 West Virginia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,597
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$18,768
Graduation rate
57%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$44,409
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,743
Pell grant recipients
25%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
158 programsComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Master's Degree178 grads/yr$111,755International/Globalization Studies · Master's Degree120 grads/yr$108,940Special, Irregular and Counterterrorist Operations · Bachelor's Degree$103,706National Security Policy Studies · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$100,647Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Master's Degree67 grads/yr$99,729Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Master's Degree268 grads/yr$96,527International/Globalization Studies · Graduate/Professional Certificate10 grads/yr$95,322Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree119 grads/yr$94,768Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree1,202 grads/yr$91,167Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree104 grads/yr$89,871Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree190 grads/yr$89,135Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$87,428Business Administration and Management, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate90 grads/yr$87,252International/Globalization Studies · Bachelor's Degree103 grads/yr$86,599Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree410 grads/yr$86,275Public Administration · Master's Degree61 grads/yr$85,238Accounting · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$82,725Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$81,056Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree209 grads/yr$80,417General Studies · Bachelor's Degree97 grads/yr$79,734Environmental Health · Master's Degree69 grads/yr$79,601Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma35 grads/yr$78,217Environmental Science · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$77,714Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Associate's Degree63 grads/yr$77,650Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Bachelor's Degree516 grads/yr$77,122
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.