The main focus area for this major is Astronomy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Astronomy & Astrophysics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Ball State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in astronomy, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Ball State was ranked #64 on College Factual's Best Schools for astronomy 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. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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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.
Online degrees for the Ball State astronomy 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.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in astronomy in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
None of the astronomy bachelor’s degree recipients at Ball State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Astronomy | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to astronomy and astrophysics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 14 |
Chemistry | 33 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 15 |
Physics | 6 |
*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.