Public Administration at Ball State University

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Ball State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

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 Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Ball State Public Administration 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.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 9 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ball State, about 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Ball State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Ball State, 78% 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 public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Social Work

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Chief Executives	4,220	$148,730
Social and Community Service Managers	2,210	$61,180
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,940	$95,120

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.