Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing at Ball State University

Every specialized sales, merchandising and marketing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the specialized marketing program at Ball State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in specialized marketing from Ball State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Specialized Marketing

Ball State Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The specialized marketing major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing. 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
	33
	67
	70

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in specialized marketing from Ball State. This is the #11 most popular school for specialized marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Specialized Marketing Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 specialized marketing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ball State, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in specialized marketing 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 specialized marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ball State also has a doctoral program available in specialized marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ball State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fashion Merchandising	28

Related Majors

• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Real Estate
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management

Careers That Specialized Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in specialized marketing 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
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	29,910	$71,610
Retail Sales Supervisors	25,130	$40,280
Parts Salespersons	5,990	$32,820
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	4,830	$92,400
Sales Supervisors	4,180	$91,800

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.