The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Appalachian State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Appalachian State was ranked #316 on College Factual's Best Schools for accounting list. It is also ranked #7 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for Appalachian State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Appalachian State paid an average of $644 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $143 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,242 | $19,049 |
Fees | $3,168 | $3,168 |
Books and Supplies | $700 | $700 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,174 | $9,174 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,908 | $2,908 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Accounting students who received their bachelor’s degree at Appalachian State took out an average of $21,875 in student loans. That is 18% lower than the national average of $26,527.
accounting who receive their bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State make an average of $44,077 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $44,879.
Online degrees for the Appalachian State accounting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Appalachian State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2019-2020, 35.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.2% of the accounting bachelor’s degrees at Appalachian State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 70 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Accounting | 82 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 218 |
Finance & Financial Management | 135 |
Hospitality Management | 29 |
International Business | 20 |
Management Information Systems | 86 |
*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.