Counseling Psychology at Ball State University

If you plan to study counseling psychology, 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 has a total student population of 21,597.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Counseling Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State Counseling Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology

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 counseling psychology at the following degree levels:

Ball State Counseling Psychology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in counseling psychology, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Counseling Psychology Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Counseling Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of counseling psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in counseling psychology each year. Ball State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a counseling psychology master's degree from Ball State, 81% 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 counseling psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Clinical Psychology
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Educational Psychology

Careers That Counseling Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in counseling psychology 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
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,320	$73,350
Psychology Professors	590	$85,580

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.