Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana · Public

Of 88 assessed programs, 86 leave graduates out-earning a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 134 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,834
$30k to $48k	$9,848
$48k to $75k	$14,333
$75k to $110k	$19,567
$110k and up	$23,479
All families (average)	$14,940

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

88 of 222 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Indiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Special Education	Master's Degree	$71,550	+$35,058	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	1,149
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$65,194	+$28,702	clears the bar	$27,500	1.0 yrs	630
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$47,737	+$11,245	clears the bar	$23,146	2.1 yrs	197
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$67,141	+$30,649	clears the bar	$24,025	0.8 yrs	174
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,657	+$13,165	clears the bar	$23,125	1.8 yrs	171
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,344	+$11,852	clears the bar	$21,954	1.9 yrs	169
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$76,161	+$39,669	clears the bar	$24,732	0.6 yrs	159
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,421	+$11,929	clears the bar	$22,364	1.9 yrs	144
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,097	+$18,605	clears the bar	$23,229	1.2 yrs	137
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,260	+$13,768	clears the bar	$22,875	1.7 yrs	134
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,997	+$16,505	clears the bar	$21,982	1.3 yrs	122
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,053	+$18,561	clears the bar	$25,192	1.4 yrs	107
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$58,806	+$22,314	clears the bar	$36,910	1.7 yrs	104
Business	Master's Degree	$120,992	+$84,500	clears the bar	$23,417	0.3 yrs	97
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$64,895	+$28,403	clears the bar	$21,825	0.8 yrs	97
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$77,628	+$41,136	clears the bar	$21,304	0.5 yrs	88
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$49,456	+$12,964	clears the bar	$24,418	1.9 yrs	85
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$56,692	+$20,200	clears the bar	$24,000	1.2 yrs	85
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$60,686	+$24,194	clears the bar	$23,250	1.0 yrs	84
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$42,594	+$6,102	clears the bar	$25,000	4.1 yrs	81
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$70,833	+$34,341	clears the bar	$23,000	0.7 yrs	77
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$66,242	+$29,750	clears the bar	$22,600	0.8 yrs	74
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$43,082	+$6,590	clears the bar	$24,340	3.7 yrs	74
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$75,559	+$39,067	clears the bar	$23,172	0.6 yrs	68
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,186	+$14,694	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	61
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$57,603 1-year earnings	+$21,111	clears the bar	$28,035	1.3 yrs	58
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,677	+$25,185	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	57
English	Bachelor's Degree	$38,676	+$2,184	clears the bar	$22,250	10.2 yrs	56
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,321	+$13,829	clears the bar	$21,500	1.6 yrs	54
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$47,312	+$10,820	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Nursing	Master's Degree	$117,260	+$80,768	clears the bar	$33,250	0.4 yrs	52
Information Science	Master's Degree	$111,444	+$74,952	clears the bar	$19,632	0.3 yrs	50
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,267	+$14,775	clears the bar	$22,500	1.5 yrs	50
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$56,782 1-year earnings	+$20,290	clears the bar	$22,054	1.1 yrs	40
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$63,638	+$27,146	clears the bar	$33,092	1.2 yrs	37
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$61,569	+$25,077	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$59,019	+$22,527	clears the bar	$16,516	0.7 yrs	35
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,269	+$9,777	clears the bar	$26,125	2.7 yrs	35
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$62,483	+$25,991	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$71,514	+$35,022	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	34
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$75,822	+$39,330	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	34
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$90,239	+$53,747	clears the bar	$25,500	0.5 yrs	34
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,838	+$14,346	clears the bar	$20,341	1.4 yrs	34
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$34,000 1-year earnings	-$2,492	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	32
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$53,514	+$17,022	clears the bar	$22,000	1.3 yrs	32
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,774	+$41,282	clears the bar	$16,654	0.4 yrs	32
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$41,603 1-year earnings	+$5,111	clears the bar	$21,500	4.2 yrs	31
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$38,857	+$2,365	clears the bar	$19,448	8.2 yrs	27
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$56,078	+$19,586	clears the bar	$23,250	1.2 yrs	27
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,371	+$7,879	clears the bar	$22,250	2.8 yrs	25
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,953	+$22,461	clears the bar	$25,410	1.1 yrs	24
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$58,421	+$21,929	clears the bar	$30,949	1.4 yrs	24
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,294	+$14,802	clears the bar	$21,702	1.5 yrs	23
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$57,249	+$20,757	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	23
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$67,573	+$31,081	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$37,997	+$1,505	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$47,584	+$11,092	clears the bar	$25,450	2.3 yrs	22
Biology	Master's Degree	$65,439	+$28,947	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$63,764	+$27,272	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	20
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$75,703	+$39,211	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	20
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	$55,296	+$18,804	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$53,992	+$17,500	clears the bar	$24,750	1.4 yrs	19
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$98,442	+$61,950	clears the bar	$53,575	0.9 yrs	18
Accounting	Master's Degree	$80,463	+$43,971	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$78,566	+$42,074	clears the bar	$22,665	0.5 yrs	18
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$58,575 1-year earnings	+$22,083	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$44,208	+$7,716	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$78,401	+$41,909	clears the bar	$24,250	0.6 yrs	14
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$65,382	+$28,890	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$44,705	+$8,213	clears the bar	$24,047	2.9 yrs	13
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$79,669	+$43,177	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Architecture	Master's Degree	$54,175 1-year earnings	+$17,683	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,768	+$19,276	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$34,518	-$1,974	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	$59,612	+$23,120	clears the bar	$25,537	1.1 yrs	10
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	$55,663	+$19,171	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$70,502 1-year earnings	+$34,010	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$76,893	+$40,401	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$61,584	+$25,092	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	7
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$36,920 1-year earnings	+$428	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Master's Degree	$69,582	+$33,090	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$64,350	+$27,858	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$79,620	+$43,128	clears the bar	$23,512	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$73,664	+$37,172	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$48,378	+$11,886	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$52,542	+$16,050	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$52,202	+$15,710	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,847	+$40,355	clears the bar	$26,821	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biotechnology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Research Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interior Architecture	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.