Appalachian State University (Appalachian State) is a four-year, public school located in Boone, NC.
It offers 86 graduate programs - 44 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 33 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,570 for in-state and $25,241 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,010 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 21,570 students at Appalachian State. Appalachian State offers online graduate programs and 1,017 out of 2,010 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Appalachian State's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,570 for North Carolina residents and $25,241 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-six (86) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Appalachian State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 287 Rivers St, Boone, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,848 students
1,017 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,570
Out-of-State$25,241 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 86 Graduate Programs
44 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 39 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Appalachian State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $8,570 and $25,241 for non-North Carolina residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $291 for North Carolina residents and $1,217 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,233 | $21,904 |
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| Fees | $3,337 | $3,337 |
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| Cost per Credit | $291 | $1,217 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $12,868 (On-Campus) / $14,428 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,816 (On-Campus) / $2,816 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,054 | $41,725 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,614 | $43,285 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $8,007 | $8,007 | $8,047 | $8,380 | $8,570 |
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| Out-of-State | $21,439 | $23,017 | $23,057 | $24,140 | $25,241 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Appalachian State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 86 major areas - 44 Master's (17 online programs), 3 Doctorate (2 online programs), 33 Post-Bachelor's (20 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 705 students have been conferred Master's degree and 25 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 705 | 25 | 147 | 38 |
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| Men | 209 | 9 | 35 | 4 |
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| Women | 496 | 16 | 112 | 34 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Communication | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 12ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Physics | 7 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 13 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Appalachian State graduate schools have a total of 1,848 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 543 male and 1,305 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 840 full-time and 1,008 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,017 students enrolled through online exclusively and 252 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,490 White, 147 Black, and 28 Asian students are attending at Appalachian State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
126 grad students are younger than 22 and 392 students are older than 65. It has 1,075 students aged between 22 and 30 and 417 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,848 |
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| Men | 543 |
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| Women | 1,305 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,848 |
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| Full-time Students | 840 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,008 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,848 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 28 |
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| Black | 147 |
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| Hispanic | 94 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 1,490 |
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| Two or more races | 31 |
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| Un-Known | 24 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,848 |
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| 21 & Under | 126 |
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| 22-24 | 717 |
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| 25-29 | 358 |
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| 30-34 | 230 |
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| 35-39 | 187 |
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| 40 & Over | 392 |
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Online Population
At Appalachian State University graduate schools, 1,017 students enrolled online exclusively and 252 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,010 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,017 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 252 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 741 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,017 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 977 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 40 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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