Program Payoff

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana. 12 certificate and associate programs, public. 12 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Indiana.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $29,685 (13) $76,390
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $77,640
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Undergraduate certificate not published $79,900
Managers, All Other
Biotechnology Undergraduate certificate not published $108,250
Natural Sciences Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $36,490
Security Guards
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $71,330
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Geography and Cartography Undergraduate certificate not published $79,900
Managers, All Other
Housing and Human Environments Undergraduate certificate not published $104,560
Facilities Managers
Journalism Undergraduate certificate not published $61,760
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $56,800
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Special Education and Teaching Undergraduate certificate not published $61,130
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $59,700
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.