Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University is a public college in Boone, NC. Its average net price is $16,082 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $11,070 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $10,994 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,977 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,354 |
| $110,001 and up | $22,753 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,228 |
| 8 years after entry | $52,873 |
| 10 years after entry | $57,488 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $56,438 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $17,000 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Anthropology | $31,402 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $41,250 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biology | $34,395 n=164 | $20,500 n=173 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $52,247 n=256 | $16,250 n=253 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | $17,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Chemistry | $48,061 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,157 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Communications | $40,170 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Computer Science | $70,140 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $61,641 n=136 | $19,750 n=124 |
| Criminal Justice | $44,238 n=170 | $16,487 n=133 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $42,862 n=186 | $20,500 n=128 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $34,745 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $21,688 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $25,428 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,061 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $27,547 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Environmental Conservation | $35,937 n=123 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | $47,866 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $56,909 n=121 | $18,656 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $44,646 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| History | $26,906 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $42,147 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $39,869 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Insurance | $56,954 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $18,193 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $37,849 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $14,750 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | $23,224 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $58,137 n=106 | $18,480 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $51,885 n=182 | $17,750 n=211 |
| Mathematics | $42,940 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $35,645 Small program - rough guide n=98 | $20,652 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Psychology | $34,275 n=285 | $20,000 n=365 |
| Public Health | $37,011 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $19,375 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $41,187 n=173 | $18,500 n=132 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $31,804 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $18,250 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Recreation Management | $33,157 n=101 | $20,200 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Registered Nursing | $77,166 n=153 | $18,154 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,136 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $16,750 n=115 |
| Sociology | $35,695 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $32,585 n=196 | $20,345 n=272 |
| Studio Art | $26,848 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,032 n=176 | $21,500 n=153 |
| Teaching | $43,890 n=276 | $19,382 n=274 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $37,416 National median for this major n=583 | Not published |
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