Indiana Best Graduate Schools
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| School Name | Ball State University (BSU) |
|---|---|
| Address | 2000 University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306 |
| Phone | 765-289-1241 |
| Web | https://www.bsu.edu |
| Online Application | https://cms.bsu.edu/admissions/undergraduateadmissions/applynow |
| Financial Info | https://www.bsu.edu/finaid |
| School Type | Public, 4 years |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $28,340 $11,642 for Indiana Residents |
| Student Population | 5,361 |
| Offered Degrees/Programs | Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice) |
| Number of Programs | 320 graduate programs (71 programs available online learning) |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 15 to 1 |
| Distance Learning (Online Classes) | 71 Online Programs Available |
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| Special learning Opportunities |
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| On-Campus Student Services |
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| Indiana Residents | Out-of-State | |||
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| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2018-2019 | $8,730 | $662 | $21,666 | $662 |
| 2019-2020 | $8,850 | $662 | $21,954 | $662 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,328 | $662 | $25,542 | $662 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,482 | $662 | $25,938 | $662 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,636 | $2,006 | $26,334 | $2,006 |
| Residents | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball State University | $11,642 | $28,340 |
| All Graduate Schools | $16,007 | $19,603 |
| Public | $11,484 | $20,787 |
| Private | $19,674 | |
| Indiana Graduate Schools | $15,230 | $20,035 |
| Public | $8,784 | $19,577 |
| Private | $20,840 | |
| Living On-Campus | Living Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room & Board | Other Expense | Room & Board | Other Expense | |
| 2018-2019 | $10,234 | $3,066 | $10,234 | $3,066 |
| 2019-2020 | $10,870 | $2,688 | $10,534 | $2,688 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,796 | $2,710 | $10,796 | $2,710 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,796 | $2,804 | $10,796 | $2,804 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,904 | $2,882 | $10,904 | $2,882 |
| Indiana Residents | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | $485 | $1,204 |
| 2019-2020 | $417 | $1,145 |
| 2020-2021 | $424 | $1,161 |
| 2021-2022 | $431 | $1,179 |
| 2022-2023 | $495 | $1,256 |
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | 88 | 21 | 2,357 |
| Doctor's degree - research/scholarship | 22 | 1 | 68 |
| Doctor's degree - other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Post Bachelor's Degree | 61 | 34 | 349 |
| Post Master's Degree | 4 | 2 | 199 |
| Total | 176 | 58 | 2,973 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | ✔ | 224 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 190 | $47,200 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | ✔ | 158 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 147 | $47,200 |
| Business/Commerce | ✔ | 21 | $56,400 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities | ✔ | 1,230 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching (other) | ✔ | 1,049 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 165 | $46,400 |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 139 | $46,400 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 103 | $53,200 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Educational Psychology | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Counseling Psychology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Architecture [+] | ✕ | 34 completers | - |
| Architecture | ✕ | 17 | $46,700 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Landscape Architecture | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Architecture and Related Services (other) | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 51 completers | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Journalism | ✔ | 7 | $46,900 |
| Radio and Television | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | ✔ | 18 | - |
| Communications Technologies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 58 completers | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Information Science/Studies | ✔ | 55 | $66,800 |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (13 completers) | 1,660 completers | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction | ✔ | 7 | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 92 | $53,200 |
| Adult and Continuing Education Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 139 | $46,400 |
| 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 | $37,700 |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | ✔ | 11 | $45,300 |
| 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 completers | - |
| Computer Software Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Apparel and Textile Manufacture | ✕ | 1 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| General Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Physiology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Cardiovascular Science | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Exercise Physiology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
| 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 completers | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 140 completers | - |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Social Psychology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | ✔ | 12 | - |
| Clinical Psychology | ✕ | 8 | $40,800 |
| Counseling Psychology | ✕ | 28 | - |
| School Psychology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Educational Psychology | ✔ | 84 | - |
| Human Services [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 33 completers | - |
| Public Administration | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Social Work | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other) | ✔ | 9 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 28 completers | - |
| 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 completers | - |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | ✕ | 33 | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | ✕ | 24 | $43,800 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 65 | $89,900 |
| Nursing Practice | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 101 completers | $69,400 |
| Business/Commerce | ✔ | 66 | $69,400 |
| Accounting | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Actuarial Science | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Real Estate | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Fashion Merchandising | ✕ | 0 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Total | 2,357 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 30 completers | - |
| 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 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Human Biology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 20 completers | - |
| Counseling Psychology | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Educational Psychology | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Music | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Total | 68 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Nursing Practice | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 0 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Architecture [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 3 completers | - |
| 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 [+] | ✔ (3 completers) | 2 completers | - |
| 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 completers | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Education [+] | ✔ (17 completers) | 277 completers | - |
| Education | ✔ | 2 | - |
| Multicultural Education | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 1 | $56,000 |
| 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 | $42,500 |
| 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 completers | - |
| Physiology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biotechnology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 3 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✔ | 2 | - |
| Mathematics (other) | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 4 completers | - |
| Gerontology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Sustainability Studies | ✔ | 2 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✔ (3 completers) | 16 completers | - |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Counseling Psychology | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Educational Psychology | ✔ | 8 | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 0 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Human Services [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Public Administration | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 5 completers | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Applied Economics | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Music (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Music Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 27 completers | - |
| 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 | - |
| Total | 349 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 196 completers | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 6 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 190 | $47,200 |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Educational Psychology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Total | 199 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,421 | 1,245 | 4,176 |
| Full-time | 1,218 | 338 | 880 |
| Part-tme | 4,203 | 907 | 3,296 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,421 | 1,245 | 4,176 |
| American Indian/Native American | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Asian | 128 | 30 | 98 |
| Black/African American | 406 | 93 | 313 |
| Hispanic | 449 | 84 | 365 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| White | 4,001 | 892 | 3,109 |
| Two More | 149 | 39 | 110 |
| Un-Known | 67 | 21 | 46 |
| Non-resident Alien | 210 | 84 | 126 |
| Number of Graduate Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 5,421 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 4,111 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 535 |
| Not in Online Courses | 775 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,421 | 1,245 | 4,176 |
| Age 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Age 20-21 | 79 | 14 | 65 |
| Age 22-24 | 1,526 | 307 | 1,219 |
| Age 25-29 | 1,741 | 390 | 1,351 |
| Age 30-34 | 758 | 214 | 544 |
| Age 35-39 | 497 | 130 | 367 |
| Age 40-49 | 585 | 134 | 451 |
| Age 50-64 | 219 | 51 | 168 |
| Over 64 | 15 | 4 | 11 |