Ball State University
Ball State University is a public college in Muncie, IN. Its average net price is $13,877 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $8,013 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,780 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $10,537 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,425 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,618 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,437 |
| 8 years after entry | $53,256 |
| 10 years after entry | $56,674 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,828 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $31,093 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | Not published |
| Architecture | $60,869 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $29,290 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $34,374 National median for this major n=1,637 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,897 n=133 | $24,567 n=165 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $64,506 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Business and Commerce | $51,357 n=226 | $19,500 n=173 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $40,594 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $30,508 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $18,645 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Communications | $41,059 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $21,622 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $55,449 Small program - rough guide n=53 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $64,021 n=100 | $26,998 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $76,026 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Criminal Justice | $43,604 n=172 | $21,411 n=129 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $45,159 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $21,876 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,486 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $22,800 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $55,486 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $26,820 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $20,284 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $46,393 Small program - rough guide n=48 | Not published |
| Environmental Design | $47,323 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $51,243 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $19,400 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $57,265 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | $21,331 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| History | $27,321 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $19,364 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $39,736 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $22,459 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $50,957 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,202 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $18,925 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $37,977 n=218 | $22,380 n=225 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $55,265 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $61,100 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Marketing | $47,957 n=126 | $19,528 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $34,969 n=166 | $19,500 n=242 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $42,818 n=118 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,997 n=302 | $19,500 n=188 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $77,878 n=227 | $24,155 n=211 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Work | $40,789 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $18,755 n=105 |
| Sociology | $36,498 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $47,484 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $21,870 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $44,717 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $20,840 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,368 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $24,046 n=128 |
| Studio Art | $31,189 n=108 | $24,031 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $47,611 n=197 | $21,467 n=172 |
| Teaching | $46,703 n=250 | $18,500 n=211 |
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