by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Ball State University came in at #85 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. This means that the school is among the Top 10% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, Ball State is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Indiana, Ball State came in at #5.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Ball State came in at #142.
Ball State also ranked #5 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Indiana.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 78.5% of the total graduate students at Ball State are women and 21.5% are men.
About 19.8% of the graduate students who attend Ball State are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Ball State. Around 3.5% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,482 | $25,938 |
| Fees | $662 | $662 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Ball State, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $53,069. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 9% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Ball State University.
Contact details for Ball State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306 |
| Phone: | 765-289-1241 |
| Website: | https://www.bsu.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/BallState |
In 2020-2021, 85.7% of the graduate students at Ball State University took at least one class online. Approximately 75.8% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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.
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