Art Education at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study art education, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in art education from Appalachian State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Art Education section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Art Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education

Appalachian State Art Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The art education major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art Education. 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
Most Popular Art Education Schools	16
Most Focused Art Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Art Education Schools	71
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Art Education Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the art education majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Art Education Bachelor’s Program

The art education program at Appalachian State awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art education 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 art education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• English & Language Arts Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Music Education
• History Education

Careers That Art Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in art education 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
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Education Professors	2,500	$66,990

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.