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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Ball State.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular History Schools	159
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	174

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in history from Ball State. This makes it the #96 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 44 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Ball State in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were 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 23% more women than average.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ball State History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in history from Ball State. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Travisleehardin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.