Area Studies at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study area studies, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Area Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Appalachian State Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area studies each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from Appalachian State, 75% 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 area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$82,580

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.