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General Journalism at Ball State University

General Journalism at Ball State University

If you plan to study general journalism, take a look at what Ball State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year.

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

Ball State General Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Ball State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Ball State General Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State General Journalism Master’s Program

38% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Ball State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Ball State, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Editors 1,110 $51,800
Reporters and Correspondents 820 $46,830
Writers and Authors 420 $61,920
Broadcast News Analysts 70 $68,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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