Ball State University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Ball State University is a four-years, public school located in Muncie, Indiana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $10,758 for Indiana residents and $28,766 for other students on average.

It offers 290 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 56 programs - 2 Certificate, 4 Associates, 7 Bachelors, 14 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 27 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Ball State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	2000 University Ave, Muncie, IN
Online Students	5,040 Enrolled Online Exclusively 6,716 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,758 Out-of-State$28,766
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,992 Out-of-State$29,196
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Total	56 Programs
Certificate	2 Programs
Associates	4 Programs
Bachelors	7 Programs
Masters	14 Programs
Doctorate	2 Programs
Post-Graduate	27 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Ball State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Indiana residents, the tuition & fees are $10,758 and $28,766 for non-Indiana residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $11,992 and $29,196 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $336 for Indiana residents and $1,118 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $451 for Indiana residents and $1,233 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$10,020	$10,144	$10,290	$10,440	$10,758
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$26,800	$27,132	$27,524	$27,924	$28,766
Graduate (In-State)	$9,512	$9,990	$10,144	$11,642	$11,992
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$22,616	$26,204	$26,600	$28,340	$29,196

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$309	$314	$320	$326	$336
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$1,037	$1,051	$1,068	$1,085	$1,118
Graduate (In-State)	$417	$424	$431	$438	$451
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,145	$1,161	$1,179	$1,197	$1,233

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Ball State University offers 290 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 56 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 4 Associates, 7 Bachelors, 14 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 27 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	2	4	7	14	2	27
Overall Programs	7	4	120	81	16	62

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Architecture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Interior Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	14	12
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	335
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	2	NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Online Educator/Online Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	3

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American Sign Language (ASL)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Housing and Human Environments (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	171	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	1

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Science Technologies/Technicians

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Applied Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Music (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	2

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	97	NOT OFFERED	16
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Ball State University, there are 19,777 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 11,756 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,040 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,716 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	19,777
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,040
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	6,716
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	8,021

By student location, out of a total of 5,040 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,591 Indiana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2,402 students living in the U.S. States other than Indiana, and 25 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.