Online Degrees and Programs at Ball State University

Ball State University offers 281 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 89 major programs - 4 Certificate, 2 Associate, 13 Bachelors, 26 Masters, 5 Doctorate, and 39 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $11,082 for Indiana residents and $29,630 for out-of-state students.

Total 5,957 students out of total 21,089 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 4,281 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Ball State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $11,082 and $29,630 for non-Indiana residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $12,342 and $30,052 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $346 for Indiana residents and $1,151 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $464 for Indiana residents and $1,269 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Ball State University offers 281 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 89 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 2 Associates, 13 Bachelors, 26 Masters, 5 Doctorate, 39 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Ball State University, there are 21,089 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,373 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,957 students are enrolled exclusively and 7,416 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 5,957 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,710 Indiana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 3,171 students living in the U.S. States other than Indiana, and 75 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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