91 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Theatre degree at American University Washington DC will prepare you to succeed in a variety of professions within and beyond the performing arts.

The Jewish Studies students at American University Washington DC pursue internships at the world-class US Holocaust Memorial Museum, at the many Jewish communal agencies headquartered in the nation’s capital, and on the Hill.

The African American and African Diaspora Studies degree from American University Washington DC offers a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum that provides students with an understanding of the historical and contemporary realities of African-descended peoples in the United States and across the diaspora. 

The History (Combined) degree from American University Washington DC hones the students' research, writing, and analytical skills. The home in Washington, DC, offers students unparalleled resources for research, internships, and jobs. The nation's capital is the classroom. 

The Chemistry (Combined) at American University Washington DC enables qualified students to earn, in a continuous plan of study, both the BS in Biochemistry or Chemistry and the MS in Chemistry.

The Psychology (Combined) degree at American University Washington DC prepares students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership by delivering a world-class liberal arts and sciences education rooted in diverse perspectives and experiential learning.

Philosophy is the passionate study of ideas, concepts, arguments, and ideologies. It is also a practice of critically attending to forms of experience, perspectives, and discourses that shape and express our lives. In this way, pursuing a Philosophy degree at American University Washington DC offers an opportunity to think differently and to think otherwise.

The Elementary Education degree at American University Washington DC prepares students for teaching positions in a variety of PK-12 public, charter, parochial and private school settings.  

The Business and Entertainment degree is unique to American University Washington DC and is the only major of its kind in the DC area.

The Political Science degree at American University Washington DC focuses on government and public affairs as an aspect of a broad liberal arts education.

Misinformation, social media algorithms, media ethics, technology regulation, AI policy, online identity, civic engagement, and digital democracy – these are the communication issues that move our world. Join the Communication Studies degree at American University Washington DC. 

The International Studies (Combined) degree at American University Washington DC is an opportunity for advanced AU undergraduate students to begin a professional master’s degree program in international affairs while completing your bachelor’s degree.

The Art History (Combined) community at American University Washington DC interrogates power structures that underlie image-making and interpretation.

The Economics (Combined) degree at American University Washington DC supports a pluralist approach to economics that embraces mainstream and heterodox perspectives and emphasizes policy applications. They believe that theoretical understanding, empirical investigation, and policy analysis are enriched by study of the evolution of economic ideas and economic institutions.

The Language and Area Studies - Russian - Area Studies degree at American University Washington DC is committed to creating a dynamic intellectual community of faculty and students dedicated to the study of language and culture, literature, linguistics, teaching, and translation.

Mathematicians make an average salary of $119,770, and Virginia and Maryland have some of the highest job concentrations and average salaries for mathematicians in the US, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023). Join the Applied Mathematics degree at American University Washington DC. 

American University Washington DC's Asia, Pacific, and Diaspora Studies BA program offers a comprehensive exploration of the region. With a rich curriculum, students gain in-depth knowledge about Asia, the Pacific, and the diaspora.

The Statistics degree at American University Washington DC prepares students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership by delivering a world-class liberal arts and sciences education rooted in diverse perspectives and experiential learning.

The Mathematics and Economics degree at American University Washington DC prepares students for lives of purpose, service, and leadership by delivering a world-class liberal arts and sciences education rooted in diverse perspectives and experiential learning.

The Musical Theatre degree at American University Washington DC will prepare you to succeed in a variety of professions within and beyond the performing arts.