2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 graduate tuition & fees at Appalachian State graduate schools is $8,570 for North Carolina residents and $25,241 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.56% from last year. The following tables show the 2025 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Appalachian State.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
Appalachian State 2025 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2021$8,007$4,839$3,168$21,439$18,271$3,168
2022$8,007$4,839$3,168$23,017$19,849$3,168
2023$8,047$4,839$3,208$23,057$19,849$3,208
2024$8,380$5,081$3,299$24,140$20,841$3,299
2025$8,570$5,233$3,337$25,241$21,904$3,337
Appalachian State 2025 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$237$896
2022$269$1,103
2023$269$1,103
2024$282$1,158
2025$291$1,217
2025 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2021$9,174$2,908$9,615$3,628
2022$9,681$2,908$10,382$3,628
2023$11,582$2,870$12,110$3,550
2024$12,258$2,725$13,378$2,725
2025$12,868$2,816$14,428$2,816

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Appalachian State University offers 171 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 50 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's4316
Doctorate (Research)11
Doctorate (Professional)10
Post-BS Certificate3218
Post-MS Certificate73
Total17150
Post-graduateMaster's

Graduate Student Population

At Appalachian State, there are 21,570 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 2,010 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 587 male and 1,423 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.41 to 1. Appalachian State University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,017 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native413
Asian30822
Black or African American15636120
Hispanic1243985
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,5964711,125
Two or More Races391128
Race/Ethnicity Unknown30525
Total 2,0105871,423

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