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History at Ball State University

History at Ball State University

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Ball State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 History section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History
  • Master’s Degree in History

Ball State History Rankings

The history major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

History Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State History Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Ball State since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Ball State History Master’s Program

75% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of history master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from Ball State, 100% 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 history.

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
History 53

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Managers 7,290 $71,560
History Professors 290 $83,760
Curators 210 $45,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators 180 $36,250

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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