Elementary Special Education at Ball State University

Every elementary special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary special ed program at Ball State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a total student population of 21,597. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary special ed from Ball State.

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

Ball State Elementary Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Special Ed

Ball State Elementary Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary special ed 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 elementary special ed major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary Special Education. 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
Most Popular Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5

Elementary Special Ed Student Demographics at Ball State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary special ed majors at Ball State University.

Ball State Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 elementary special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ball State. Of these graduates, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary special ed 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 elementary special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
• Other Special Education & Teaching
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented
• Education of the Deaf
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances

Careers That Elementary Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary special ed 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
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,210	$53,570

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.