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Child Development at Appalachian State University

Child Development at Appalachian State University

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

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 Child Development section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Child Development Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Appalachian State offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Appalachian State Child Development Rankings

The child development major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Child Development. 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.

Child Development Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Child Development Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development 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 child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Child Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development 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
Farm and Home Management Advisors 130 $34,180

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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