General Psychology at Ball State University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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. Of the 3,683 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University in 2021, 185 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Ball State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Ball State General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 psychology major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
	344
	354

Earnings of Ball State Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ball State is $29,839. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 185 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Ball State in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	136
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Psychologists	220	$88,470

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.