Health Sciences & Services at Ball State University

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what Ball State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from Ball State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Ball State Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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 Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
	189
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools	289
	415
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools	566

Health Science Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

The health science program at Ball State awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health 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 health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ball State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness	26

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health 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
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Travisleehardin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.