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Located in Boone, North Carolina, Appalachian State University is a public institution. The location of Appalachian State is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

734 Master's Degrees
12 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Appalachian State University?

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Contact details for Appalachian State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 287 Rivers St, Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828-262-2000
Website: www.appstate.edu

Appalachian State University Graduate Student Diversity

2,086 Graduate Students
70% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,086 graduate students at Appalachian State, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Appalachian State University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 24
Black or African American 178
Hispanic or Latino 72
White 1,741
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 48

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Appalachian State University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Appalachian State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Australia, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Appalachian State University

1,647 Took All Classes Online
11,417 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 42 master’s degree programs available online at Appalachian State. In 2022-2023, 11,417 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Appalachian State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 8th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Appalachian State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Communication & Journalism 5%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 11%
Library Science 40%
Mathematics & Statistics 29%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 24%

Appalachian State University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Educational Administration 99 59 12 170
Special Education 44 28 0 72
Student Counseling 20 47 0 67
Business Administration & Management 0 59 0 59
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 11 43 0 54
Teacher Education Subject Specific 15 36 0 51
Social Work 0 51 0 51
Library & Information Science 0 45 0 45
Instructional Media Design 17 24 0 41
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 10 28 0 38
Accounting 0 34 0 34
Teacher Education Grade Specific 32 0 0 32
Computer Software & Applications 11 18 0 29
Public Administration 2 26 0 28
Communication Sciences 0 27 0 27
Health & Physical Education 0 24 0 24
Mental & Social Health Services 9 14 0 23
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 18 0 18
Multilingual Education 17 0 0 17
Physics 0 17 0 17
Curriculum & Instruction 0 15 0 15
General Biology 0 13 0 13
Computer Science 0 13 0 13
Mathematics 0 13 0 13
Geography & Cartography 4 9 0 13
History 0 12 0 12
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 10 0 10
Music 4 6 0 10
Political Science & Government 0 9 0 9
Industrial Production Technology 0 8 0 8
Area Studies 1 6 0 7
Nursing 1 5 0 6
General Psychology 0 6 0 6
General English Literature 1 4 0 5
Romance Languages 0 5 0 5
Gerontology 4 0 0 4
Allied Health Professions 0 2 0 2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0 0 2
Sociology 2 0 0 2
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 0
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Insurance 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0
Environmental Control Technology 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0
Recreation Administration 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 306 734 12 1,052

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.

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