Business Administration & Management at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 233 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Appalachian State.

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

Appalachian State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

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.

Appalachian State does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
	643

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Appalachian State. This makes it the #564 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Appalachian State Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $38,477. This is less than $41,334, which is the national average of all business administration majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	190
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Appalachian State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 45 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Appalachian State, about 49% were men and 51% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Appalachian State, 76% 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Insurance
• Management Information Systems

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	39,420	$45,990
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	21,290	$61,470
Management Analysts	16,970	$98,730

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

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