Education at Ball State University

If you plan to study education, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,661 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Ball State Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

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 education for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Ball State Education Rankings

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Education Master’s Program

Of the 1,661 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ball State, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Ball State, 73% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	94
Hispanic or Latino	188
White	1,216
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	82

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Ball State University. 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
Special Education	1,804
Educational Administration	129
Teacher Education Grade Specific	105
Teacher Education Subject Specific	69
Student Counseling	38
Curriculum & Instruction	8
Educational Assessment	5
Teaching English or French	3
General Education	2
Multilingual Education	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	26,520	$52,360
Teacher Assistants	26,450	$23,510
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$52,690
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540

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.