12 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Communication Studies - Entertainment and Sport Communication program at Ball State University considers how messages create and challenge sports and entertainment identities, images, relationships, groups, and organizations. 

Help children and teens have happy, productive lives into adulthood by introducing and building upon one of the most important fundamentals—their health. The Health and Physical Education Teaching program of Ball State University prepares you to teach physical education from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 and health from grades 5 through 12.

The Tourism and Human Geography Major is offered by Ball State University. The global workforce needs professionals with an intimate understanding of people, places, cultures, and landscapes—everything that links human beings with their environments. Our Tourism and Human Geography program will prepare you to meet this demand, while giving you a chance to see the world for yourself.

The Exercise Science - Pre-Athletic Training program at Ball State University prepares you for entry-level positions in the exercise and fitness field, or for postgraduate study in exercise science or other health-related disciplines. 

The Exercise Science-Kinesiology Major is offered by Ball State University. The undergraduate exercise science program prepares you for entry-level positions in the exercise and fitness field, or for postgraduate study in exercise science or other health-related disciplines. Our program may also prepare you for appropriate professional organization certifications. 

As a Media - Sports Production student at Ball State University, you’ll choose from one of two paths: Sports Link or Esports. Both concentrations teach students to create content from pre-production through post-production using industry-standard practices, equipment, and facilities.

Learn the fundamentals of effective storytelling - with a focus on sports! While more specific in topic, this Journalism - Sports Writing and Multimedia Storytelling degree at Ball State University will direct your multimedia content toward print, broadcast, online, and social media.

The Hospitality Innovation and Leadership Major is offered by Ball State University. Ball State’s Hospitality Innovation and Leadership program offers you the opportunity to study from faculty, staff, and industry experts with years of service in event planning, food and beverage management, and hotel management in a very practical and applied way.

Prepare to work in the sport industry with the Sport Administration program of Ball State University. Whether your interest lies in professional, collegiate, or recreational sport; marketing and management agencies; profit or non-profit organizations; or parks and recreation, our comprehensive curriculum incorporates an experiential, hands-on methodology.

This Exercise Science - Basic and Applied Science at Ball State University is appropriate for students interested in applying to clinical exercise physiology, biomechanics, medical school, physician's assistant, or chiropractic graduate program upon completion of their bachelor's degree. 

If sports broadcast journalism is your passion, your place is the Media - Sports Reporting program at Ball State University. You'll take classes in sports content creation, sports media and strategic communication, video, news editing, broadcast news and sports writing, podcasts/play-by-play/presentation, and others.

The Aquatics program of Ball State University is one of the country’s most comprehensive aquatics degree program.