Psychology at Appalachian State University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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. In 2021, 307 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Appalachian State.

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

Appalachian State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Appalachian State Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	98
Most Popular Psychology Schools	138
	176
Best Value Psychology Schools	388
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	507
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	520
	882

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Appalachian State. This makes it the #343 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #353 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Appalachian State awarded 307 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	252
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Appalachian State Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Appalachian State in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Appalachian State, 77% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Psychology	312
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	26

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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.