Communication & Journalism at Ball State University

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Ball State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

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.

Ball State does offer online education options in communication and journalism for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Ball State Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Ball State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Ball State University.

Ball State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from Ball State. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Ball State, 78% 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 communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ball State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	19
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	18
Communication & Media Studies	9
Journalism	7

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Editors	1,110	$51,800

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.