Ball State University’s online graduate catalog includes conventional application routes and selected performance-based pathways. Check the exact program rather than assume one admissions or pricing rule applies throughout the university.
Choose the academic work
The researched offerings include an MBA, business analytics, information and communication science, data science, computer science and executive development for public service. They overlap in technology or management language while emphasizing different work. Read the core, assessed methods and completion requirements to distinguish a computing investigation from business analysis, public-service development or broader management study.
Understand the route
Personal credit requirements vary in several degrees. MBA foundations can raise the requirement above the business-prepared route. Business Analytics has a preparation-dependent range, and Computer Science has traditional and evaluated advanced standing. A single minimum is not an accurate requirement for every applicant. Obtain the university’s evaluation before reducing time, credit charges or the expected workload.
Check online commitments
The performance-based routes in Computer Science and Data Science require success in specified Ball State courses at the stated cumulative GPA. Enrollment, a deposit and beginning coursework do not themselves establish full admission. Read the continuation, registration and credit-application conditions carefully. Those pathways should not be transferred to the MBA or other degrees that use a different process.
Use degree-specific admissions instructions
Testing descriptions also differ. Some programs explicitly remove GRE/GMAT, while Information and Communication Science has conditional or inconsistent shorthand that needs clarification. A no-test policy does not remove a professional-experience condition or the university’s full academic requirements. Keep the current program instructions and a formal response to any material uncertainty with the application plan.
Compare the correct price scenario
Investigate actual online obligations and costs. The MBA states no campus residency, some degrees describe asynchronous courses, and required assessments or collaborative work still have timing. Tuition headlines can be in-state figures, approximate totals or tied to a particular credit route. Reconcile the applicable year, residency, mandatory fees and deposit treatment before using them as complete prices.
Accreditation and professional scope
Ball State reports institutional accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission. Keep that separate from a professional credential or an individual’s eligibility. Concentrations, approved dual majors and components of a degree are not automatically separate master’s offerings. Use the exact credential title and source-backed route in comparisons and in any claim about further study or practice.
Use the official program instructions for current entry, curriculum and price decisions. Keep unresolved questions with your shortlist and request written clarification when a condition could change the choice. This profile supports research; the university and relevant professional authorities make their own decisions.
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Matched federal reporting entity: Ball State University (150136)
Ball State University The curated institution and the selected federal reporting entity match by exact name/campus,existing ID where present,and official domain. Metric populations and years still require separate interpretation.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Retrieved November 2, 2026 22:21 UTC. Latest available figures may describe different reporting years and cohorts.
Federal institution ID
150136
Location
Muncie, IN 47306
Graduate enrollment, institution-wide
5,900
Undergraduate enrollment
13,988
Undergraduate annual tuition, in-state
$11,082
Undergraduate annual tuition, out-of-state
$29,630
Undergraduate annual tuition is not the price of an online master’s degree. Federal admission, completion, debt and earnings measures describe defined cohorts, not an individual’s future result. Missing or suppressed values are not zero.
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College Scorecard fields, values and definitions
Data element
Reported value
Source field
Carnegie Classification — Institutional Classification Definition and coverage
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
16 — Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
school.carnegie_inst_class
Carnegie Classification — Student Access and Earnings Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Student Access and Earnings
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
Carnegie Classification — Research Activity Designation Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Research Activity Designation
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
2 — Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
school.carnegie_research
Carnegie Classification — Institutional Size Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Institutional Size
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
4 — Large
school.carnegie_inst_size
Carnegie Classification — Award Level Focus Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Award Level Focus
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
5 — Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate
school.carnegie_award_focus
Carnegie Classification — Undergraduate Academic Program Mix Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Undergraduate Academic Program Mix
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
2 — Professions-focused
school.carnegie_ug_program
Carnegie Classification — Graduate Academic Program Mix Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Graduate Academic Program Mix
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
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