Drama & Dance Education at Ball State University

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 drama education 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 Drama & Dance Education section at the bottom of this page.

Ball State Drama & Dance Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Drama Education

Ball State Drama & Dance Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks drama education programs across the country. The following shows how Ball State performed in these rankings.

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 drama education major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Drama & Dance 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
Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	13
	18

Drama Education Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 drama education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ball State. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical drama education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at Ball State since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in drama education 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 drama education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Science Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• German Language Teacher Education
• Chemistry Education
• Spanish Education

Careers That Drama Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in drama education 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
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$52,690
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$68,070
Education Professors	1,540	$70,110

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.