2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at BSU graduate schools is $11,992 for Indiana residents and $29,196 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.02% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at BSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
BSU 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearIndiana ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$9,512$8,850$662$22,616$21,954$662
2021$9,990$9,328$662$26,204$25,542$662
2022$10,144$9,482$662$26,600$25,938$662
2023$11,642$9,636$2,006$28,340$26,334$2,006
2024$11,992$9,922$2,070$29,196$27,126$2,070
BSU 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearIndiana ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$417$1,145
2021$424$1,161
2022$431$1,179
2023$438$1,197
2024$451$1,233
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$10,870$2,688$10,534$2,688
2021$10,796$2,710$10,796$2,710
2022$10,796$2,804$10,796$2,804
2023$10,904$2,882$10,904$2,882
2024$12,064$2,552$12,064$2,552

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Ball State University offers 290 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 56 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's8114
Doctorate (Research)152
Doctorate (Professional)10
Post-BS Certificate5825
Post-MS Certificate42
Total29056
Post-graduateMaster's

Graduate Student Population

At BSU, there are 19,777 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 5,361 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,260 male and 4,101 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.31 to 1. Ball State University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 4,087 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian1203981
Black or African American44987362
Hispanic46093367
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White3,8348702,964
Two or More Races15238114
Race/Ethnicity Unknown871869
Total 5,3611,2604,101