Education at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Appalachian State Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Appalachian State offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Education Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #295 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Education Master’s Program

The education program at Appalachian State awarded 200 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Appalachian State, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	168
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Appalachian State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	136
Special Education	78
Student Counseling	69
Teacher Education Subject Specific	50
Instructional Media Design	32
Teacher Education Grade Specific	24
Curriculum & Instruction	16
Multilingual Education	3

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Library Science
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	40,830	$46,500
Teacher Assistants	31,090	$23,960
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.