American University
Washington, DC · Private nonprofit · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
24
Avg Grad Earnings
$42,346/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
47/100
Tuition
$56,543/yr
All Programs at American University
24 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 74 | $83,505/yr | Very High | 3.6x |
| Business Administration | 71 | $58,299/yr | High | 2.9x |
| Teacher Education | 64 | $55,625/yr | High | 1.9x |
| Economics | 63 | $58,151/yr | Very High | 2.4x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 58 | $50,026/yr | High | 3.2x |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 57 | $37,147/yr | Moderate | 1.7x |
| Political Science and Government | 56 | $48,034/yr | Very High | 2.5x |
| History | 54 | $43,809/yr | High | 1.4x |
| Public Health | 54 | $42,194/yr | High | 2.0x |
| International Relations | 50 | $47,551/yr | High | 2.1x |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) | 47 | $45,790/yr | Moderate | 3.5x |
| Sociology | 47 | $40,119/yr | High | 1.8x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 45 | $46,780/yr | High | 2.5x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 43 | $35,115/yr | Moderate | 0.6x |
| Biology, General | 41 | $33,917/yr | High | 1.4x |
| Journalism | 40 | $44,387/yr | Very High | 1.5x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 40 | $36,980/yr | High | 2.3x |
| Ethnic & Cultural Minority | 39 | $46,206/yr | Very High | 2.0x |
| Area Studies | 39 | $43,671/yr | Very High | 2.0x |
| Psychology, General | 38 | $25,773/yr | High | 1.8x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 32 | $23,979/yr | Moderate | 1.1x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 30 | $26,767/yr | High | 2.1x |
| Literature | 24 | $23,164/yr | Very High | 1.3x |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies | 24 | $19,337/yr | High | 1.9x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 24 bachelor's degree programs at American University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.