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Appalachian State University Graduate Schools

Appalachian State University (referred to as Appalachian State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Boone, NC. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Appalachian State University is $8,047 for North Carolina residents and $23,057 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,878 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 20,436 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Appalachian State University (referred to as Appalachian State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Boone, NC. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1942 - Current).
Appalachian State Directory Information
School NameAppalachian State University (Appalachian State)
Address287 Rivers St, Boone, NC 28608
Phone828-262-2000
Webhttps://www.appstate.edu
Online Applicationhttps://apply.commonapp.org/login?ma=854
Financial Infohttps://financialaid.appstate.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Appalachian State University is $8,047 for North Carolina residents and $23,057 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,878 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 20,436 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 164 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 47 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$23,057
$8,047 for North Carolina Residents
Student Population1,878
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs164 graduate programs
(47 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Appalachian State University is $8,047 for North Carolina residents and $23,057 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $269 for North Carolina residents and $1,103 for out-of-state students.
Appalachian State University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.
Appalachian State University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)47 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Appalachian State University is $8,047 for North Carolina residents and $23,057 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.17% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$4,839$3,122$18,271$3,122
2019-2020$4,839$3,137$18,271$3,137
2020-2021$4,839$3,168$18,271$3,168
2021-2022$4,839$3,168$19,849$3,168
2022-2023$4,839$3,208$19,849$3,208
The graduate school tuition & fees of Appalachian State is average compared to public graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,206 (public) / $15,785 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Appalachian State University$8,047$23,057
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
North Carolina Graduate Schools$12,434$17,527
Public$8,258$22,206
Private$15,785
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,132 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Appalachian State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 14.80% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,660. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.78% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$8,548$2,582$9,131$3,232
2019-2020$8,826$2,780$9,508$3,480
2020-2021$9,174$2,908$9,615$3,628
2021-2022$9,681$2,908$10,382$3,628
2022-2023$11,582$2,870$12,110$3,550
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $269 for North Carolina residents and $1,103 for other students at Appalachian State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$237$896
2019-2020$237$896
2020-2021$237$896
2021-2022$269$1,103
2022-2023$269$1,103

Graduate Programs at Appalachian State

Appalachian State University offers 85 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,052 students have completed their study at Appalachian State University.
Offered Degrees at Appalachian State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree4014734
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship1112
Doctor's degree - other100
Post Bachelor's Degree3216209
Post Master's Degree11397
Total85341,052
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Appalachian State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Secondary School Administration/Principalship program with 63 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 59 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 12 completers.
Appalachian State University offers 85 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,052 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 734 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 209 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 97 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Area Studies (other)✕6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Computer Science✕13-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕18-
Education [+] ✔ (7 completers) 209 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✔15-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔47-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship✔12-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔24$44,800
Special Education and Teaching✕28-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕10$41,300
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕37-
Elementary Education and Teaching✔0-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✔0-
Reading Teacher Education✔36-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Industrial Technology/Technician✕8-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕5-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 4 completers-
English Language and Literature✕4-
Library Science [+] ✔ (1 completers) 45 completers$39,900
Library and Information Science✔45$39,900
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕13-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Mathematics✔13-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕24-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Physics✕17-
Psychology [+] ✕ 34 completers-
Psychology✕6-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✕18-
School Psychology✕10-
Human Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 77 completers-
Public Administration✕26$52,000
Social Work✔51$41,300
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Geography✕9-
Political Science and Government✕9-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Music Performance✕6-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (3 completers) 119 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕27-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔18-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕2-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✕14-
Music Therapy/Therapist✕10-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕0-
Dietetics/Dietitian✔43$50,100
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔5-
Business [+] ✔ (1 completers) 93 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔59$48,100
Accounting✕34$55,700
History [+] ✕ 12 completers-
History✕12-
Total734
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✔ 12 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔12-
Total12
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Psychology✕0-
Total0
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Area Studies (other)✕1-
Women's Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Communication✔0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕11-
Education [+] ✔ (6 completers) 157 completers-
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)✕17-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔21-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔17-
Special Education and Teaching✔0-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances✕7-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism✕37-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕11-
Elementary Education and Teaching✔0-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✔31-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✔1-
Reading Teacher Education✕15-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 1 completers-
English Language and Literature✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ (2 completers) 6 completers-
Gerontology✔4-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✔2-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✔0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Public Administration✕2-
Social Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 6 completers-
Geography✕4-
Geography (other)✕0-
Sociology✔2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Music Pedagogy✔4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 21 completers-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✕9-
Dietetics/Dietitian✔11-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔1-
Business [+] ✔ 0 completers-
Finance✕0-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✔0-
Management Information Systems✔0-
Total209
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✔ (3 completers) 87 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔6-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration✕0-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision✕0-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔9-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship✔63-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕0-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕9-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕0-
Reading Teacher Education✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 10 completers-
School Psychology✕10-
Total97

Graduate Student Population at Appalachian State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,086 students enrolled into Appalachian State University graduate schools where it has total 20,436 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 920 full-time and 1,166 part-time graduate students. By gender, 617 male and 1,469 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0866171,469
Full-time920336584
Part-tme1,166281885
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,741 White (83.46%), 178 Black/African American (8.53%), 72 Hispanic (3.45%), 24 Asian (1.15%), and 71 students with other races. 23 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0866171,469
American Indian/Native American624
Asian24618
Black/African American17846132
Hispanic722745
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,7415181,223
Two More23617
Un-Known18216
Non-resident Alien231013
Appalachian State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,023 graduate students (49.04% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 363 graduate students (17.40% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,086
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,023
Enrolled Some Online Courses363
Not in Online Courses700
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Appalachian State University. 790 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.87% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 135 students are aged above 50 (6.47%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Appalachian State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0866171,469
Age 18-19101
Age 20-21902466
Age 22-24700248452
Age 25-29441127314
Age 30-3423663173
Age 35-3918645141
Age 40-4929772225
Age 50-641273394
Over 64853

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