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Computer Software & Applications at Appalachian State University

Computer Software & Applications at Appalachian State University

If you are interested in studying computer software & applications, you may want to check out the program at Appalachian State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Software & Applications section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Software

Appalachian State Computer Software & Applications Rankings

Computer Software Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of computer software master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Of the students who received a computer software master's degree from Appalachian State, 71% 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 computer software.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

If you plan to be a computer software major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Appalachian State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 34

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
Graphic Designers 6,460 $49,700
Computer Programmers 6,210 $94,570
Web Developers 3,320 $73,610
Database Administrators 2,870 $92,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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