Graduate School Tuition at Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University is a four-years, public school located in Boone, NC. It offers 85 graduate programs - 40 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 32 Post-bachelor's, and 11 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $8,380 for North Carolina residents and $24,140 for others. A total of 1,878 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 20,436 students at Appalachian State.
Appalachian State offers online graduate programs and 871 out of 1,878 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Doctorate Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($59,500) after graduation and the Master's Accounting program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $55,700 average salary.
You can find Appalachian State's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Appalachian State University is a four-years, public school located in Boone, North Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,380 for North Carolina residents and $24,140 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-five (85) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameAppalachian State University
Typefour-years, public
Address287 Rivers St, Boone, NC
Graduate School Students2,086 students
871 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,380
Out-of-State$24,140
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 85 Graduate Programs
40 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 43 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Appalachian State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $8,380 and $24,140 for non-North Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $280 for North Carolina residents and $1,155 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,081$20,841
Fees$3,299$3,299
Cost per Credit$280$1,155
Books & Supplies$800
Room & Board$12,258 (On-Campus) / $13,378 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,725 (On-Campus) / $2,725 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$24,163$39,923
Off-Campus Total$25,283$41,043
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$7,976$8,007$8,007$8,047$8,380
Out-of-State$21,408$21,439$23,017$23,057$24,140

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Appalachian State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 85 major areas - 40 Master's (14 online programs), 2 Doctorate (1 online programs), 32 Post-Bachelor'(16 online programs), 11 Post-Master'(3 online programs).
734 students have been conferred Master's degree and 12 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total7341220997
Men2233409
Women511916988
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Area Studies (other) NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED 21ONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFERED 17ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $44,800 - -
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional DisturbancesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services NOT OFFERED 11
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED 15
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $37,400 - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $52,000 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geography (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music PedagogyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Dietetics/DietitianONLINE NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $50,100 - -
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Area Studies (other)6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration47ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary School Administration/Principalship12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational/Instructional Technology24ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $44,800 - -
Special Education and Teaching28 NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $41,300 - -
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services37 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher Education36ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial Technology/Technician8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Library Science program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science45ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $39,900 - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physics17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial and Organizational Psychology18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Psychology10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $52,000 - -
Social Work51ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $41,300 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Political Science and Government9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health/Health Care Administration/Management18ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Athletic Training/Trainer2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Therapy/Therapist10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Dietetics/Dietitian43ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $50,100 - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse5ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management59ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $48,100 - -
Accounting34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $55,700 - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Salary After Completing $42,100 - -
Adult and Continuing Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE 9ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary School Administration/PrincipalshipONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $41,300 - -
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services NOT OFFERED 9
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing $42,100 - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 20,641 students enrolled in Appalachian State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,086 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 617 male and 1,469 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 920 full-time and 1,166 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 871 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 236 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,086920 1,166
Men Students617336 281
Women Students1,469584 885
By race/ethnicity 1,741 White, 178 Black, and 24 Asian students are attending at Appalachian State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,086 6171,469
American Indian or Native American6 24
Asian6 18178
Black178 46132
Hispanic72 2745
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1 01
White1,741 5181,223
Tow or More Races23 617
Race Unknown18 216
96 students are younger than 22 and 406 students are older than 65. The school has 1,014 students aged between 22 and 30 and 362 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,086
21 & Under96
22-24636
25-29378
30-34208
35-39154
40 & Over406
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Appalachian State, 871 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 236 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,878
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses871
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses236
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses771
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses871
North Carolina Resident844
Other State In U.S.27
Outside of U.S.0
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