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Earn Your AA in Management Online

American Public University offers an Associate of Arts in Management that enables working adults to prepare to meet the demands of organizational management. This multifunctional program is designed for career-motivated individuals and is facilitated entirely online. Students have the flexibility to complete a foundational management degree and balance it with their existing schedules. The online Associate of Arts in Management tackles the current and emerging challenges of building and optimizing a high-performance workforce in the global economy.

Students gain a working understanding of effective talent management solutions including the core human resource (HR) lifecycle components: recruitment, candidate selection, team dynamics, hiring laws and ethics, performance management, career development, compensation, benefits, employee relations, and policy and records management. This interdisciplinary program is also designed to meet requirements for those wishing to continue to earn their bachelor’s degree in management or related disciplines.

American Public University is part of American Public University System, which fully aligns its management degrees with the Society for Human Resource Management’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Students are taught by practitioner instructors. Many are management experts who share their extensive knowledge leading in global organizations. Additionally, many students are HR and management professionals who connect online and stay actively involved in associations such as the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Golden Key International Honour Society, and more.


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ACBSP Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs

ACBSP-Accredited

APU's Associate of Arts in Management has earned specialty accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

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* All U.S. active-duty servicemembers, National Guard members, Reservists, and military spouses/dependents are eligible for our Military Tuition Grant that covers undergraduate and master’s-level tuition above the military TA cap of $250/credit hour.

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$285
Per Credit Hour

Tuition for associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and undergraduate certificates.

$250
Per Credit Hour

For undergraduate and master’s-level programs with APU’s Military Tuition Grant for eligible students

$0
Textbooks & Ebooks

We provide no-cost textbooks and ebooks for all undergraduates.

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APU does not charge to evaluate and apply eligible transfer credit.

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Why You Should Earn This Associate From APU

We’ve earned our reputation as a respected leader in online higher education by always making you—the student—our #1 priority.

Accessible Learning

Plan around your work and life responsibilities with courses that are online and feature weekly class schedules with no set login times.

Save Time

Associate degree students can transfer up to 45 credits for previous academic coursework, job experience, and professional training. We also consider ACE-evaluated training and credits by exam.

Be in Control

You can quickly turn your ambitions into reality because programs begin every month. Most classes are 8 weeks long.

Real-World Knowledge

You’ll be guided by faculty skilled in providing an engaging learning journey rooted in real-world experience from government, Fortune 500 companies, healthcare, defense agencies, technology firms, and the military.

Future-Focused

You have access to our vast network of working professional students and alumni, and our career services team provides continuous assistance.

Your Time to Shine

You always have a front row seat in APU’s online classroom. Undergraduate classes average 20 students.

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