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Computer Science at Ball State University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Ball State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Ball State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Ball State Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Ball State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 103
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119
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 128
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 129
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 139
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 145
Best General Computer Science Schools 146
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Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 177
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 203
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 240
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 254
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 470
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 573

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Ball State. This makes it the #240 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Ball State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Ball State University.

Ball State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

6% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Ball State. About 6% of these graduates were women and the other 94% were men.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Ball State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 52
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Ball State Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from Ball State in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ball State University with a master's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Ball State also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Software Applications Developers 9,770 $88,570
Computer Programmers 5,010 $80,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,860 $124,490
Systems Software Developers 3,610 $90,850
Computer Workers 2,610 $79,310

References

*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.

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