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Communications at Appalachian State University

Communications at Appalachian State University

Every communications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication arts program at Appalachian State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communications section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Communications Degrees Available

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Appalachian State does offer online courses in communication arts for the following degree levels:

Appalachian State Communications Rankings

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists 4,750 $64,450
Editors 2,090 $67,450
Communications Professors 1,000 $65,770
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250
Reporters and Correspondents 930 $41,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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