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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Appalachian State University

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 700 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

3.6% Program signal 700 Size proxy $16,836 Net price (all) $51,836 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

3.6% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 3.6%
Enrollment proxy: ~700
Schools with reported signal: 1,041

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 90.1%
Graduation rate: 74.5%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $16,836/yr
4-year cost (est.): $67,344
Median debt: $20,231

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $51,836/yr
ROI grade (school): B

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 1,041 schools that report this field.

#448 of 1,041 on ROI Top 43% value

1.5× national avg concentration Bigger than 80% of programs

−$2,629 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $19,465

−$2,353 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $54,189

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,629 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,353 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 43% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.1% reported share · $1,471 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 3.6% reported share · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 5.6% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 4.6% reported share · $3,148 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 2.5% reported share · $3,776 net A+

Carroll Community College Westminster, MD · 0.4% reported share · $2,725 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 9.5% reported share · $4,195 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.6% reported share · $3,967 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas accounts for 3.6% of reported programs at Appalachian State University, which is bigger than 80% of schools in this field set and 1.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 700 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Appalachian State University's average net price is $16,836 per year, about $67,344 over four years. That is $2,629 below the $19,465 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $51,836 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,353 below the $54,189 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Appalachian State University #448 of 1,041 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.