General Business/Commerce at Ball State University

If you plan to study general business/commerce, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 202 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from Ball State.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at Ball State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ball State offers distance education options for general business at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Ball State General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how Ball State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	75
Most Focused Business & Commerce Schools	327

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in general business from Ball State. This makes it the #39 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do General Business Graduates from Ball State Make?

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ball State is $43,798. This is 3% higher than $42,524, which is the national average for all general business bachelor's degree recipients.

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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Ball State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	152
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Ball State General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 66 general business students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ball State, about 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

Ball State also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Real Estate
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Hospitality Management

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.