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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	151
Best General Psychology Schools	390

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Appalachian State. This makes it the #241 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 #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Appalachian State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $24,806. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 307 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Appalachian State. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Appalachian State. About 60% were men and 40% 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 40% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Appalachian State, 80% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.