16 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

Students specializing in Strategic Communication - Public Relations at Ball State University will learn how to connect organizations to audiences with messages crafted to drive awareness and engagement.

The Music Media Production program of Ball State University  offers two exciting, distinct tracks; future-ready and in touch with the reality of the music industry.

The Journalism program of Ball State University will provide you with a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience that will prepare you for an exciting career in a dynamic, rapidly evolving profession. 

Journalism is vital to democracy, and as a journalism educator, you’ll get to be the one to instill those values and skillsets in future generations with this program in Journalism Education Teaching at Ball State University.

Master the process and art of visual storytelling with a bachelor’s degree in Media Design and Development at Ball State University.

The Video and New Media program at Ball State University allows students to explore time-based media as a highly interdisciplinary fine art practice that encompasses moving image, video, installation, performance, and sound across analog and digital media.

In the Public Relations major from Ball State University, you’ll learn how to connect organizations to audiences with messages crafted to drive awareness and engagement.

The News (Journalism-Telecommunications) Major is offered by Ball State University.

Media majors at Ball State University learn to take their video, audio, and emerging media skills to the next level by developing, designing, and producing engaging content for diverse audiences

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.

If you want to produce accurate and engaging news reports that uncover untold stories and strengthen communities, the Media - Broadcast and Multimedia News program at Ball State University is the right place for you.

Equip yourself with the confidence, connections and expertise to tell stories that matter for news outlets, magazines, businesses and nonprofits around the world, by joining this Journalism - Writing and Multimedia Storytelling program at Ball State University.

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.

Explore storytelling through photography, connecting students with a visual vocabulary by studying the work of important photographers and photojournalists in this Journalism - Photographic Storytelling program at Ball State University. 

The Mass Communication (Journalism) Major is offered by Ball State University. Receive the full breadth of expertise in the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication, with introductions into advertising, public relations, media research, media analytics and content strategy. Additionally, you’ll learn media skills that are in high demand.