Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at American University

Every peace studies and conflict resolution school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conflict resolution program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution

The American University Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Conflict Resolution Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conflict resolution majors at American University.

The American University Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of conflict resolution master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a conflict resolution master's degree from The American University, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conflict resolution master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in conflict resolution.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Computational Science
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.