Online Degrees and Programs at Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University offers 181 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 59 major programs - 17 Bachelors, 17 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 23 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $7,579 for North Carolina residents and $25,212 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,551 students out of total 21,570 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,141 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Appalachian State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Appalachian State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $7,579 and $25,212 for non-North Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,570 and $25,241 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $177 for North Carolina residents and $911 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $291 for North Carolina residents and $1,217 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Appalachian State University offers 181 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 59 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 17 Bachelors, 17 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 23 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Appalachian State University, there are 21,570 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 12,528 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,551 students are enrolled exclusively and 9,977 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,551 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,466 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 53 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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