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General Psychology at Appalachian State University

General Psychology at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Appalachian State General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #119 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went 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 5% more men than average.

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About 85% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 268
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Appalachian State General Psychology Master’s Program

81% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Appalachian State, 88% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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
General Psychology 312

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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