Ball State University

4-years Public College In Muncie, IN

OverviewAdmissionCost Of AttendanceStudent PopulationGraduation RateArea Of Study
Ball State University offers 320 programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
Major Programs
Number of Major Programs320 programs
Online Programs71 programs
Offered Degrees/ProgramsAssociate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate
Offered Degrees at Ball State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Associate's Degree5279
Bachelor's Degree13273,408
Post Bachelor's Degree6134349
Master's Degree13272,357
Post Master's Degree42199
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship22168
Doctor's degree - professional practice100
Total320716,460
Popular Programs at Ball State University
Degree, Major Programs and Completers
Associate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ 60
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✔60
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 0
Chemical Technology/Technician✕0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ 5
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔5
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 14
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕14
Business [+] ✕ 0
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0
Total79
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0
Pre-Veterinary Studies✕0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 28
Environmental Science✕28
Architecture [+] ✕ 100
Architecture✕64
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕16
Environmental Design/Architecture✕2
Landscape Architecture✕18
Architecture and Related Services (other)✕0
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 3
Chinese Studies✕0
Women's Studies✕3
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 432
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕78
Journalism✕58
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕207
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✕59
Advertising✕30
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 14
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕14
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 68
Computer and Information Sciences✕0
Computer Science✕68
Education [+] ✔ 379
Special Education and Teaching✕3
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness✕5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities✕18
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕1
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs✕32
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕0
Elementary Education and Teaching✕147
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔38
Art Teacher Education✕13
Business Teacher Education✕0
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕19
Foreign Language Teacher Education✕0
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕2
Mathematics Teacher Education✕13
Music Teacher Education✕22
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕17
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕0
Social Studies Teacher Education✕18
Technical Teacher Education✕0
Biology Teacher Education✕5
Chemistry Teacher Education✕2
Drama and Dance Teacher Education✕18
French Language Teacher Education✕0
German Language Teacher Education✕2
Physics Teacher Education✕0
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕3
Latin Teacher Education✕0
Earth Science Teacher Education✕0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕1
Engineering [+] ✕ 0
Pre-Engineering✕0
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 33
Industrial Technology/Technician✕0
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician✕33
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 16
Chinese Language and Literature✕0
Japanese Language and Literature✕9
German Language and Literature✕1
French Language and Literature✕2
Spanish Language and Literature✕4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 37
Family Systems✕32
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)✕5
Apparel and Textile Manufacture✕0
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 23
Pre-Law Studies✕0
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✕23
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 57
English Language and Literature✕57
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ 217
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔217
General Studies✕0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 121
Biology/Biological Sciences✕121
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 3
Mathematics✕3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 128
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕3
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕47
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕78
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 6
Philosophy✕2
Religion/Religious Studies✕4
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 37
Astronomy✕2
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕7
Chemistry✕20
Geology/Earth Science✕5
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕0
Physics✕3
Psychology [+] ✔ 240
Psychology✕169
Applied Behavior Analysis✔71
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ 110
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔110
Human Services [+] ✕ 66
Social Work✕66
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 102
Anthropology✕20
Economics✕23
Geography✕17
Political Science and Government✕22
Sociology✕20
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 180
Dance✕18
Commercial and Advertising Art✕5
Fashion/Apparel Design✕10
Interior Design✕13
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕49
Art/Art Studies✕72
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)✕0
Music✕0
Music Performance✕9
Music Theory and Composition✕3
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕1
Music (other)✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 263
Health and Wellness✕26
Audiology/Audiologist✕10
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕0
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕41
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕11
Athletic Training/Trainer✕5
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕5
Pre-Dentistry Studies✕1
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕7
Pre-Pharmacy Studies✕0
Dietetics/Dietitian✕17
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕138
Nursing Practice✕0
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)✔2
Business [+] ✔ 710
Business/Commerce✔184
Operations Management and Supervision✔30
Accounting✕73
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕8
Finance✕65
Hospitality Administration/Management✕29
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕26
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕7
Management Information Systems✕32
Management Science✕12
Actuarial Science✕19
Marketing/Marketing Management✕89
Real Estate✕12
Insurance✕19
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕27
Fashion Merchandising✕27
Construction Management✕51
History [+] ✕ 35
History✕35
Total3,408
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 3
Natural Resources/Conservation✕3
Environmental Science✕0
Architecture [+] ✕ 34
Architecture✕17
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕8
Landscape Architecture✕4
Architecture and Related Services (other)✕5
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 51
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕0
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕9
Journalism✔7
Radio and Television✕4
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕13
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✔18
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 58
Computer and Information Sciences✕0
Information Science/Studies✔55
Computer Science✕3
Education [+] ✔ 1,660
Curriculum and Instruction✔7
Educational Leadership and Administration✔92
Adult and Continuing Education Administration✕0
Special Education and Teaching✔139
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities✔1,230
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism✕0
Special Education and Teaching (other)✔0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕15
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕23
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✔11
Elementary Education and Teaching✔69
Secondary Education and Teaching✔12
Business Teacher Education✔14
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✔8
Mathematics Teacher Education✔22
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✔13
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕0
Technical Teacher Education✔4
Biology Teacher Education✕0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕1
Engineering [+] ✕ 0
Computer Software Engineering✕0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 2
Linguistics✕2
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 1
Apparel and Textile Manufacture✕1
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 15
English Language and Literature✕15
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0
General Studies✕0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 32
Biology/Biological Sciences✕14
Physiology✕6
Cardiovascular Science✕7
Exercise Physiology✕5
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 13
Mathematics✕3
Statistics✕10
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1
Historic Preservation and Conservation✕1
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 24
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕6
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕9
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕3
Physical Fitness Technician✕0
Sports Studies✕6
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 15
Chemistry✕5
Geology/Earth Science✕3
Physics✕7
Psychology [+] ✔ 140
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics✕2
Social Psychology✕6
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology✔12
Clinical Psychology✕8
Counseling Psychology✕28
School Psychology✕0
Educational Psychology✔84
Human Services [+] ✔ 33
Public Administration✕9
Social Work✕15
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✔9
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 15
Anthropology✕5
Geography✕2
Political Science and Government✕3
Sociology✕5
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✔ 28
Fashion/Apparel Design✕0
Interior Design✔5
Art/Art Studies✕0
Fine/Studio Arts✕4
Music✕19
Music (other)✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 122
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕0
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕33
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕0
Dietetics/Dietitian✕24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕65
Nursing Practice✕0
Business [+] ✔ 101
Business/Commerce✔66
Accounting✕21
Actuarial Science✕14
Real Estate✕0
Fashion Merchandising✕0
History [+] ✕ 9
History✕9
Total2,357
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0
Environmental Science✕0
Education [+] ✔ 30
Curriculum and Instruction✕0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕13
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision✕3
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕3
Special Education and Teaching✕2
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕7
Elementary Education and Teaching✔1
Mathematics Teacher Education✕0
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕1
Biology Teacher Education✕0
Chemistry Teacher Education✕0
Physics Teacher Education✕0
Earth Science Teacher Education✕0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕0
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 1
English Language and Literature✕1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1
Human Biology✕1
Psychology [+] ✕ 20
Counseling Psychology✕9
Educational Psychology✕11
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 8
Music✕8
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 8
Audiology/Audiologist✕0
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕8
Total68
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Nursing Practice✕0
Total0
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services✕0
Architecture [+] ✔ 3
Architecture✔0
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕0
Interior Architecture✔0
Architectural History and Criticism✕2
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕1
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 2
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕0
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✔1
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✔0
Advertising✔1
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Computer and Information Sciences✕0
Education [+] ✔ 277
Education✔2
Multicultural Education✕1
Curriculum and Instruction✕1
Educational Leadership and Administration✔1
Community College Education✕2
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship✔9
Educational/Instructional Technology✔0
Educational Statistics and Research Methods✕0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)✕5
Special Education and Teaching✔3
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances✔8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism✔224
Special Education and Teaching (other)✔3
Elementary Education and Teaching✔0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✔1
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✔2
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔1
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕0
Mathematics Teacher Education✕1
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✔0
Reading Teacher Education✔6
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✔0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✔2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 5
Physiology✕0
Biotechnology✕5
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✔ 3
Mathematics✔2
Mathematics (other)✔1
Statistics✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 4
Gerontology✕0
Historic Preservation and Conservation✕2
Sustainability Studies✔2
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕0
Psychology [+] ✔ 16
Developmental and Child Psychology✔4
Counseling Psychology✔4
Educational Psychology✔8
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)✕0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ 0
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔0
Human Services [+] ✕ 2
Public Administration✕2
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 5
Anthropology✕0
Applied Economics✔4
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕1
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 5
Music (other)✕3
Music Management✕2
Business [+] ✔ 27
Business/Commerce✔21
Business Administration and Management✔1
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✔0
Management Information Systems✕0
Real Estate✕0
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✔5
Total349
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✔ 196
Educational Leadership and Administration✔6
Special Education and Teaching✔190
Psychology [+] ✕ 0
Educational Psychology✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 3
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕3
Total199
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