Journalism at Ball State University
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 Journalism section at the bottom of this page.
Ball State Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
- Master’s Degree in Journalism
Ball State Journalism Rankings
The journalism major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. 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.
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 Journalism Bachelor’s Program
About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 51 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Ball State Journalism Master’s Program
Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Ball State, 63% were white. This is above average 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 2% 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.
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 |
Concentrations Within Journalism
If you plan to be a 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 |
---|---|
General Journalism | 68 |
Related Majors
- Communication & Media Studies
- Public Relations & Advertising
- Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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 |
Photographers | 800 | $35,460 |
Radio and Television Announcers | 510 | $43,160 |
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.