2018 Rankings for Appalachian State University

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Top 2018 Rankings For Appalachian State University

Most Popular for Education (ranked 26 out of 1368)
Best Value for Visual & Performing Arts (ranked 13 out of 616)
Most Popular for Teacher Education Subject Specific (ranked 21 out of 864)
Most Popular for Natural Resources Conservation (ranked 18 out of 690)
Most Popular for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies (ranked 28 out of 889)

A more complete picture of where Appalachian State University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2018 Rankings For Appalachian State University

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	542 of 1383
Southeast	82 of 353
North Carolina	10 of 49

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	154 of 1325
Southeast	40 of 343
North Carolina	3 of 47

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	100 of 1325
Southeast	22 of 343
North Carolina	5 of 47

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	47 of 1324
Southeast	11 of 343
North Carolina	3 of 47

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	1184 of 2475
Ethnic	2175 of 2718
Male / Female	510 of 2719
Location	1127 of 2525

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

	better worse
Most Popular	148 of 227
Most Focused	207 of 227

Food Science Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	33 of 48
Most Focused	32 of 48

Architecture & Related Services

	better worse
Most Popular	177 of 208
Most Focused	191 of 208
Highest Paid Grads	133 of 145

Urban & Regional Planning

	better worse
Most Popular	27 of 38
Most Focused	31 of 38
Highest Paid Grads	29 of 30

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	346 of 527
Most Focused	484 of 527

Area Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	349 of 370
Most Focused	368 of 370

Ethnic Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	262 of 391
Most Focused	356 of 391

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	386 of 823
Best Value	75 of 805
Most Popular	221 of 1413
Most Focused	1113 of 1413
Highest Paid Grads	680 of 892

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	51 of 67
Best Value	20 of 67
Most Popular	33 of 174
Most Focused	76 of 174
Highest Paid Grads	93 of 103

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	385 of 818
Best Value	74 of 800
Most Popular	250 of 1372
Most Focused	1144 of 1372
Highest Paid Grads	637 of 850

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	272 of 825
Best Value	40 of 798
Most Popular	137 of 2042
Most Focused	1016 of 2041
Highest Paid Grads	466 of 903

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	233 of 600
Best Value	50 of 584
Most Popular	150 of 1312
Most Focused	810 of 1312
Highest Paid Grads	135 of 651

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	270 of 724
Best Value	55 of 701
Most Popular	218 of 1721
Most Focused	1316 of 1720
Highest Paid Grads	414 of 725

Construction Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	18 of 34
Best Value	9 of 34
Most Popular	3 of 65
Most Focused	23 of 65
Highest Paid Grads	36 of 40

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	204 of 382
Best Value	55 of 376
Most Popular	150 of 642
Most Focused	395 of 642
Highest Paid Grads	407 of 417

Hospitality Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	65 of 116
Best Value	22 of 114
Most Popular	97 of 258
Most Focused	189 of 258
Highest Paid Grads	102 of 124

Insurance

	better worse
Most Popular	7 of 42
Most Focused	9 of 42

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked	97 of 143
Best Value	38 of 139
Most Popular	56 of 366
Most Focused	190 of 366
Highest Paid Grads	182 of 224

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	72 of 148
Best Value	16 of 141
Most Popular	59 of 348
Most Focused	171 of 348
Highest Paid Grads	162 of 213

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

	better worse
Most Popular	104 of 164
Most Focused	144 of 164
Highest Paid Grads	78 of 88

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	219 of 402
Best Value	68 of 394
Most Popular	102 of 769
Most Focused	361 of 769
Highest Paid Grads	258 of 454

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	164 of 582
Best Value	21 of 571
Most Popular	79 of 1219
Most Focused	209 of 1219
Highest Paid Grads	627 of 715

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	292 of 519
Best Value	97 of 508
Most Popular	278 of 1036
Most Focused	813 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	365 of 606

Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	127 of 183
Best Value	54 of 180
Most Popular	141 of 343
Most Focused	243 of 343
Highest Paid Grads	189 of 233

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular	21 of 326
Most Focused	55 of 326
Highest Paid Grads	127 of 179

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Most Popular	53 of 240
Most Focused	126 of 240
Highest Paid Grads	105 of 127

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	214 of 568
Best Value	19 of 548
Most Popular	349 of 1603
Most Focused	1280 of 1603
Highest Paid Grads	235 of 826

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked	107 of 268
Best Value	10 of 260
Most Popular	95 of 599
Most Focused	343 of 599
Highest Paid Grads	186 of 360

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	134 of 421
Best Value	53 of 409
Most Popular	26 of 1368
Most Focused	312 of 1366
Highest Paid Grads	599 of 708

Special Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	87 of 185
Best Value	35 of 181
Most Popular	46 of 435
Most Focused	194 of 435
Highest Paid Grads	190 of 242

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	42 of 1170
Most Focused	467 of 1169

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	115 of 351
Best Value	43 of 342
Most Popular	21 of 864
Most Focused	158 of 864
Highest Paid Grads	460 of 503

Engineering Technologies

	better worse
Most Popular	131 of 459
Most Focused	314 of 459
Highest Paid Grads	131 of 178

Environmental Control Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	4 of 57
Most Focused	21 of 57

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	405 of 612
Best Value	145 of 596
Most Popular	178 of 1360
Most Focused	846 of 1360
Highest Paid Grads	871 of 874

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	381 of 625
Best Value	114 of 609
Most Popular	150 of 1281
Most Focused	690 of 1281
Highest Paid Grads	805 of 805

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	96 of 134
Best Value	44 of 132
Most Popular	147 of 376
Most Focused	285 of 376
Highest Paid Grads	137 of 202

Human Development & Family Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	83 of 119
Best Value	33 of 118
Most Popular	115 of 271
Most Focused	216 of 271
Highest Paid Grads	112 of 134

Textile & Apparel Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	32 of 46
Best Value	10 of 45
Most Popular	41 of 67
Most Focused	54 of 67
Highest Paid Grads	41 of 50

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	275 of 358
Best Value	117 of 352
Most Popular	182 of 939
Most Focused	536 of 939
Highest Paid Grads	603 of 656

Linguistics & Comparative Literature

	better worse
Most Popular	165 of 286
Most Focused	221 of 286

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	280 of 373
Best Value	112 of 366
Most Popular	134 of 817
Most Focused	469 of 817
Highest Paid Grads	512 of 581

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked	169 of 582
Best Value	31 of 562
Most Popular	157 of 1705
Most Focused	1063 of 1704
Highest Paid Grads	587 of 692

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	347 of 671
Most Focused	596 of 671

Communication Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	79 of 262
Most Focused	155 of 262

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

	better worse
Top Ranked	31 of 72
Best Value	9 of 72
Most Popular	23 of 128
Most Focused	49 of 128
Highest Paid Grads	72 of 79

Health & Medical Administrative Services

	better worse
Top Ranked	58 of 119
Best Value	20 of 112
Most Popular	98 of 631
Most Focused	481 of 631
Highest Paid Grads	127 of 144

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked	315 of 513
Best Value	121 of 497
Most Popular	353 of 1124
Most Focused	968 of 1124
Highest Paid Grads	393 of 509

Public Health

	better worse
Top Ranked	54 of 100
Best Value	13 of 96
Most Popular	40 of 273
Most Focused	121 of 273
Highest Paid Grads	90 of 107

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	107 of 194
Most Focused	172 of 194

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	331 of 570
Best Value	76 of 553
Most Popular	152 of 1261
Most Focused	735 of 1261

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	340 of 594
Best Value	78 of 577
Most Popular	152 of 1261
Most Focused	735 of 1261
Highest Paid Grads	708 of 831

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked	125 of 399
Best Value	37 of 380
Most Popular	105 of 1128
Most Focused	740 of 1128
Highest Paid Grads	282 of 361

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked	108 of 401
Best Value	27 of 382
Most Popular	92 of 1103
Most Focused	726 of 1103
Highest Paid Grads	334 of 421

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked	195 of 340
Best Value	78 of 328
Most Popular	626 of 1152
Most Focused	1027 of 1152
Highest Paid Grads	379 of 462

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	183 of 352
Best Value	63 of 339
Most Popular	626 of 1152
Most Focused	1027 of 1152
Highest Paid Grads	409 of 505

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	325 of 468
Best Value	101 of 456
Most Popular	189 of 1231
Most Focused	797 of 1231
Highest Paid Grads	661 of 810

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	315 of 471
Best Value	92 of 459
Most Popular	175 of 1178
Most Focused	766 of 1178
Highest Paid Grads	642 of 772

Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	113 of 126
Most Focused	122 of 126

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	99 of 115
Best Value	58 of 111
Most Popular	395 of 1017
Most Focused	814 of 1017

International Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	58 of 75
Best Value	22 of 73
Most Popular	63 of 259
Most Focused	159 of 259
Highest Paid Grads	111 of 127

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	35 of 745
Most Focused	151 of 745

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	18 of 690
Most Focused	124 of 689

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	75 of 452
Best Value	16 of 444
Most Popular	28 of 889
Most Focused	198 of 890
Highest Paid Grads	352 of 415

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	165 of 443
Best Value	49 of 436
Most Popular	45 of 820
Most Focused	330 of 820
Highest Paid Grads	403 of 456

Recreation Administration

	better worse
Most Popular	8 of 98
Most Focused	30 of 98

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	193 of 246
Best Value	66 of 241
Most Popular	110 of 956
Most Focused	516 of 956
Highest Paid Grads	559 of 616

Philosophy

	better worse
Top Ranked	202 of 245
Best Value	72 of 240
Most Popular	261 of 756
Most Focused	584 of 756
Highest Paid Grads	485 of 544

Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	67 of 85
Best Value	24 of 85
Most Popular	47 of 550
Most Focused	334 of 550
Highest Paid Grads	301 of 336

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	259 of 473
Best Value	58 of 463
Most Popular	67 of 1143
Most Focused	304 of 1143
Highest Paid Grads	647 of 787

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	287 of 411
Best Value	88 of 403
Most Popular	60 of 1087
Most Focused	373 of 1087
Highest Paid Grads	671 of 753

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	173 of 249
Best Value	55 of 248
Most Popular	89 of 430
Most Focused	235 of 430
Highest Paid Grads	310 of 346

Physics

	better worse
Top Ranked	199 of 253
Best Value	61 of 248
Most Popular	42 of 705
Most Focused	243 of 705
Highest Paid Grads	454 of 534

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	385 of 826
Best Value	81 of 807
Most Popular	119 of 1491
Most Focused	801 of 1492
Highest Paid Grads	506 of 899

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	377 of 832
Best Value	73 of 813
Most Popular	111 of 1407
Most Focused	721 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	475 of 842

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	188 of 406
Best Value	43 of 400
Most Popular	78 of 862
Most Focused	487 of 862
Highest Paid Grads	393 of 457

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked	132 of 366
Best Value	26 of 361
Most Popular	35 of 576
Most Focused	318 of 576
Highest Paid Grads	293 of 368

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	302 of 676
Best Value	42 of 661
Most Popular	180 of 1317
Most Focused	600 of 1317
Highest Paid Grads	650 of 877

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked	194 of 272
Best Value	47 of 268
Most Popular	84 of 422
Most Focused	188 of 422
Highest Paid Grads	304 of 339

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	338 of 442
Best Value	111 of 433
Most Popular	228 of 729
Most Focused	490 of 729
Highest Paid Grads	479 of 542

Geography & Cartography

	better worse
Top Ranked	98 of 172
Best Value	37 of 169
Most Popular	71 of 267
Most Focused	116 of 267
Highest Paid Grads	191 of 227

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	293 of 597
Best Value	36 of 582
Most Popular	103 of 1081
Most Focused	355 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	522 of 763

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	312 of 524
Best Value	74 of 517
Most Popular	189 of 969
Most Focused	636 of 969
Highest Paid Grads	472 of 695

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	169 of 628
Best Value	13 of 616
Most Popular	80 of 1530
Most Focused	471 of 1529
Highest Paid Grads	736 of 852

Arts & Media Management

	better worse
Most Popular	20 of 143
Most Focused	72 of 143

Dance

	better worse
Most Popular	157 of 227
Most Focused	213 of 227

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	77 of 219
Best Value	13 of 214
Most Popular	42 of 653
Most Focused	226 of 653
Highest Paid Grads	257 of 268

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	143 of 306
Best Value	26 of 299
Most Popular	280 of 809
Most Focused	670 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	463 of 544

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	307 of 507
Best Value	78 of 498
Most Popular	163 of 1114
Most Focused	649 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads	333 of 693

Music

	better worse
Top Ranked	197 of 376
Best Value	54 of 368
Most Popular	285 of 1030
Most Focused	838 of 1030
Highest Paid Grads	549 of 657

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D1)	206 of 270
Men's Basketball (D1)	252 of 323
Men's Football (FBS)	72 of 124
Men's Soccer (D1)	146 of 187
Men's Wrestling (D1)	21 of 22

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D1)	225 of 323
Women's Field Hockey (D1)	77 of 77
Women's Soccer (D1)	173 of 305
Women's Softball (D1)	205 of 272
Women's Volleyball (D1)	252 of 306

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	199 of 1423

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	289 of 831

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	55 of 67

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	286 of 829

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	250 of 861

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	202 of 623

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	313 of 759

Construction Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	27 of 34

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	217 of 394

Hospitality Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	93 of 120

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	95 of 147

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	99 of 153

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	254 of 414

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	98 of 590

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	314 of 527

Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	160 of 184

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	191 of 587

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	85 of 274

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	140 of 430

Special Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	136 of 189

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	106 of 361

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	416 of 617

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	361 of 631

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	106 of 143

Human Development & Family Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	102 of 126

Textile & Apparel Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	44 of 48

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	231 of 358

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	209 of 374

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	168 of 606

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	26 of 73

Health & Medical Administrative Services

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	105 of 129

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	405 of 531

Public Health

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	66 of 102

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	294 of 577

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	293 of 601

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	165 of 419

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	133 of 421

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	300 of 349

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	280 of 361

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	333 of 473

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	297 of 476

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	110 of 117

International Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	67 of 76

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	54 of 459

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	159 of 451

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	186 of 248

Philosophy

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	212 of 246

Religious Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	64 of 87

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	177 of 477

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	314 of 413

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	201 of 251

Physics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	138 of 254

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	342 of 841

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	309 of 848

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	200 of 410

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	134 of 369

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	219 of 681

Anthropology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	200 of 273

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	343 of 442

Geography & Cartography

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	93 of 172

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	149 of 601

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	267 of 528

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	104 of 648

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	82 of 235

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	102 of 309

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	286 of 521

Music

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	168 of 380

Returning Adults

	better worse
Overall	301 of 988

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	70 of 273
Most Popular Online	145 of 771

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	51 of 213
Most Popular Online	86 of 624

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	12 of 40
Most Popular Online	15 of 121

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	13 of 27
Most Popular Online	21 of 101

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular Online	4 of 20

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	13 of 18
Most Popular Online	39 of 66

Human Development & Family Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	12 of 17
Most Popular Online	30 of 53

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	72 of 264
Most Popular Online	121 of 682

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	108 of 215
Most Popular Online	170 of 437

Public Health

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	3 of 8
Most Popular Online	9 of 37

International Quality

	better worse
OVERALL	599 of 1174
Australia	126 of 159
China	569 of 798
Saudi Arabia	469 of 548
Vietnam	364 of 450

International Value

	better worse
OVERALL	161 of 1148
Australia	27 of 158
China	202 of 786
Saudi Arabia	237 of 539
Vietnam	130 of 442

2018 Rankings for Appalachian State University

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