American Public University System

Charles Town, WV · Private for-profit · Visit Website

American Public University System (APUS) focuses on online degree programs at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. With a large percentage of students being active duty military, APUS may be a good fit if you need scheduling flexibility and are eligible for military tuition assistance or GI Bill benefits. Keep in mind that APUS is a for-profit institution.

Programs Analyzed
13
Avg Grad Earnings
$42,452/yr
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
62/100
Tuition
$8,400/yr

All Programs at American Public University System

13 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program Score Earnings AI-Proof ROI
Business Administration
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84 $54,480/yr Moderate 62.7x
IT Management
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80 $50,957/yr Exposed 82.4x
Business Administration
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74 $47,518/yr Moderate 33.3x
Business
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73 $44,027/yr Moderate 35.2x
Criminal Justice
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69 $46,978/yr Resilient 26.7x
Accounting
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64 $42,509/yr Exposed 29.7x
Human Development & Family Studies
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62 $31,857/yr Moderate 34.9x
Liberal Arts & Humanities
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55 $52,108/yr AI-Proof 37.4x
Public Health
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55 $36,794/yr Moderate 25.2x
Data Processing
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52 $44,801/yr Moderate 34.8x
Real Estate
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51 $43,251/yr Moderate 24.7x
Legal Support Services
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46 $40,049/yr Exposed 24.8x
Human Development & Family Studies
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46 $16,558/yr Moderate 15.3x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 13 trade and vocational programs at American Public University System using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

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 2026.