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Salaries by Major at Ball State University

How much money do Ball State University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $33,300 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $42,500 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for BSU graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods with a median starting salary of $60,900 followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing paying $55,400 and Management Information Systems and Services graduates who have a median starting income of $53,100 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $89,900 followed by Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) at $69,400 and Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) who earn $66,800 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Ball State University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for Ball State University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $89,900
Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) $69,400
Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) $66,800
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,900
Business/Commerce (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $56,400
Educational Administration and Supervision (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $56,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,400
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $53,200
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $53,100
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,100
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,900
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,500
Special Education and Teaching (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $47,200
Journalism (Master's Degree) $46,900
Architecture (Master's Degree) $46,700
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $46,400
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $45,300
Landscape Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,100
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Master's Degree) $43,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $43,000
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,600
Special Education and Teaching (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $42,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,600
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $40,800
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,700
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,200
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $37,700
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,900
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,200
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,200
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,000
Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,300
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,200
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,100
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,400
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,800
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,800
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,200
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,800
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,600
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degree) $30,000
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,200
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,500
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,500
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,200
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,300
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,000
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,200
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,700
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,300

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=150136 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Ball State University.