General Business/Commerce at Ball State University

Every general business/commerce school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general business program at Ball State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,884 students attend the school each year. Of the 922 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University in 2019, 161 of them were general business/commerce majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at Ball State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Ball State does offer online education options in general business for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Ball State General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at Ball State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	39
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	206
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	333

In 2019, 107 students received their master’s degree in general business from Ball State. This makes it the #27 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Ball State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	114
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ball State General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 107 students earned a master's degree in general business from Ball State. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Ball State, 86% 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 general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	92
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ball State also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business 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
Management Analysts	10,030	$83,000
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Sales Managers	5,000	$129,020

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.