American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia · Private, for-profit

Of 73 assessed programs, 72 leave graduates out-earning a typical West Virginia high-school graduate (about $34,020/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 85 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,335
$30k to $48k	$9,766
$48k to $75k	$8,951
$75k to $110k	$15,559
All families (average)	$9,597

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

73 of 158 programs could be assessed 46% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical West Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$75,722	+$41,702	clears the bar	$22,988	0.6 yrs	1,779
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$63,895	+$29,875	clears the bar	$9,500	0.3 yrs	1,537
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$91,167	+$57,147	clears the bar	$37,330	0.7 yrs	927
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	$51,579	+$17,559	clears the bar	$7,940	0.5 yrs	639
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$69,546	+$35,526	clears the bar	$20,888	0.6 yrs	632
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$77,122	+$43,102	clears the bar	$24,942	0.6 yrs	518
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$60,134	+$26,114	clears the bar	$25,250	1.0 yrs	477
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$86,275	+$52,255	clears the bar	$26,841	0.5 yrs	369
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,707	+$20,687	clears the bar	$27,550	1.3 yrs	315
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$57,618	+$23,598	clears the bar	$24,306	1.0 yrs	304
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$65,318	+$31,298	clears the bar	$22,707	0.7 yrs	284
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$80,417	+$46,397	clears the bar	$25,852	0.6 yrs	253
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$96,527	+$62,507	clears the bar	$38,384	0.6 yrs	235
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$70,509	+$36,489	clears the bar	$35,798	1.0 yrs	205
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,677	+$29,657	clears the bar	$7,880	0.3 yrs	200
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$89,135	+$55,115	clears the bar	$37,330	0.7 yrs	166
Business	Associate's Degree	$61,313	+$27,293	clears the bar	$21,625	0.8 yrs	165
History	Master's Degree	$63,247	+$29,227	clears the bar	$40,538	1.4 yrs	154
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,294	+$13,274	clears the bar	$35,082	2.6 yrs	137
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$111,755	+$77,735	clears the bar	$41,147	0.5 yrs	135
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$86,599	+$52,579	clears the bar	$22,282	0.4 yrs	129
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$55,726	+$21,706	clears the bar	$24,003	1.1 yrs	121
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$79,734	+$45,714	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	111
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$38,583	+$4,563	clears the bar	$20,756	4.5 yrs	105
History	Bachelor's Degree	$59,793	+$25,773	clears the bar	$30,321	1.2 yrs	103
Psychology	Master's Degree	$66,047	+$32,027	clears the bar	$37,184	1.2 yrs	100
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	$108,940	+$74,920	clears the bar	$29,812	0.4 yrs	94
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$59,240	+$25,220	clears the bar	$30,640	1.2 yrs	90
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$94,768	+$60,748	clears the bar	$16,093	0.3 yrs	89
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$87,252	+$53,232	clears the bar	$35,590	0.7 yrs	86
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,432	+$20,412	clears the bar	$21,693	1.1 yrs	79
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$89,871	+$55,851	clears the bar	$26,612	0.5 yrs	76
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$62,358	+$28,338	clears the bar	$36,282	1.3 yrs	75
English	Bachelor's Degree	$43,415	+$9,395	clears the bar	$27,989	3.0 yrs	72
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$85,238	+$51,218	clears the bar	$43,726	0.9 yrs	71
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$61,532	+$27,512	clears the bar	$30,518	1.1 yrs	70
Public Health	Master's Degree	$79,601	+$45,581	clears the bar	$46,258	1.0 yrs	65
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	$99,729	+$65,709	clears the bar	$31,709	0.5 yrs	60
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,911	-$109	falls short	$7,125	insufficient data	58
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,056	+$47,036	clears the bar	$21,728	0.5 yrs	58
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	$77,650	+$43,630	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$61,512	+$27,492	clears the bar	$59,160	2.2 yrs	53
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	$63,213	+$29,193	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$63,469	+$29,449	clears the bar	$31,530	1.1 yrs	51
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$87,428	+$53,408	clears the bar	$23,688	0.4 yrs	47
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,845	+$39,825	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,237	+$23,217	clears the bar	$32,062	1.4 yrs	44
Public Health	Associate's Degree	$39,409	+$5,389	clears the bar	$23,990	4.5 yrs	44
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Master's Degree	$67,802	+$33,782	clears the bar	$42,053	1.2 yrs	43
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$65,830	+$31,810	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$46,000	+$11,980	clears the bar	$31,334	2.6 yrs	42
Political Science	Master's Degree	$74,802	+$40,782	clears the bar	$37,101	0.9 yrs	41
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	$53,534	+$19,514	clears the bar	$28,500	1.5 yrs	39
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	$42,077	+$8,057	clears the bar	$13,011	1.6 yrs	35
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$47,537	+$13,517	clears the bar	$17,086	1.3 yrs	35
Management Science	Master's Degree	$89,079 1-year earnings	+$55,059	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$78,217	+$44,197	clears the bar	$8,881	0.2 yrs	30
Education	Master's Degree	$57,967	+$23,947	clears the bar	$38,967	1.6 yrs	30
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$39,259	+$5,239	clears the bar	$19,250	3.7 yrs	30
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$50,920 1-year earnings	+$16,900	clears the bar	$44,003	2.6 yrs	27
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$63,673	+$29,653	clears the bar	$18,018	0.6 yrs	25
Accounting	Master's Degree	$82,725	+$48,705	clears the bar	$32,927	0.7 yrs	25
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$69,195 1-year earnings	+$35,175	clears the bar	$34,030	1.0 yrs	23
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,336	+$14,316	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Nursing	Master's Degree	$105,483 1-year earnings	+$71,463	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$64,098	+$30,078	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International/Globalization Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$95,322	+$61,302	clears the bar	$25,298	0.4 yrs	14
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$65,639 1-year earnings	+$31,619	clears the bar	$43,268	1.4 yrs	8
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,370	+$22,350	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$77,714	+$43,694	clears the bar	$31,665	0.7 yrs	0
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$65,510	+$31,490	clears the bar	$14,947	0.5 yrs	0
International Relations	Master's Degree	$100,647	+$66,627	clears the bar	$33,731	0.5 yrs	0
Military Science and Operational Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$103,706	+$69,686	clears the bar	$18,188	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	388
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	188
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	177
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	138
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	106
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Telecommunications Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Human Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sustainability Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Relations	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,020/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.