by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Professional Sales. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Sales & Marketing is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Ball State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in sales and marketing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Ball State was ranked #27 on College Factual's Best Schools for sales and marketing list. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Ball State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Ball State was $1,051 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $314 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,482 | $26,470 |
| Fees | $662 | $662 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,796 | $10,796 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,710 | $2,710 |
Learn more about Ball State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Sales & Marketing students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ball State took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 13% lower than the national average of $28,707.
The median early career salary of sales and marketing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ball State is $63,005 per year. That is 51% higher than the national average of $41,727.
Ball State does not offer an online option for its sales and marketing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ball State Online Learning page.
About 17.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in sales and marketing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.7% of the sales and marketing bachelor’s degrees at Ball State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Sales & Marketing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Professional Sales | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general sales and marketing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 170 |
| Business Administration & Management | 21 |
| Accounting | 86 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 7 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 100 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
