Journalism at Ball State University

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at Ball State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 61 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Ball State.

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

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Ball State Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Ball State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	122

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Ball State. This makes it the #43 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Ball State Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ball State is $31,718. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,781 for all journalism students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ball State. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Ball State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 80% 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	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ball State Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in journalism from Ball State. About 43% were men and 57% were 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 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Ball State, 57% were white. This is typical 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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.