General Business/Commerce at Ball State University

Every general business/commerce school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general business program at Ball State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a total student population of 21,597. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received their master's degree in general business.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at Ball State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Ball State does offer online courses in general business for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Ball State General Business/Commerce Rankings

General Business Student Demographics at Ball State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Ball State University.

Ball State General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 66 students who graduated with a master’s in general business from Ball State in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Ball State, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ball State University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	54
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management
• General Sales & Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Accounting

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Management Analysts	10,030	$83,000
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Sales Managers	5,000	$129,020

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 Travisleehardin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.