Ball State University BA in General Journalism

71 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at Ball State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Journalism from Ball State Cost?

$10,144 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Ball State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Ball State paid an average of $1,051 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $314 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is 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

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Does Ball State Offer an Online BA in Journalism?

Online degrees for the Ball State journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ball State Online Learning page.

Ball State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Journalism

71 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

50.7% Women

15.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 71 bachelor’s degrees in journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.7% of the journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 15.5% of journalism bachelor’s degree recipients at Ball State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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*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.