General Business/Commerce at Ball State University

If you are interested in studying general business/commerce, you may want to check out the program at Ball State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a total student population of 21,597. In 2021, 202 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from Ball State.

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

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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
	5
	10
	11
	32
	32
	75
	75
	81
	270
	327

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in general business from Ball State. This makes it the #39 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

Of the 202 general business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ball State, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 75% 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	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	152
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Ball State General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

The general business program at Ball State awarded 66 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Ball State, 82% 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	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	54
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ball State also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 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.