Overview

As a student, you’ll learn how to teach people about behaviors that promote wellness and encourage them to make healthy decisions. You’ll also learn to promote the application of scientific health principles to human life, primarily through health education in community health agencies, health-care facilities, and worksites.

Graduates of the Health Education and Promotion program of Ball State University are eligible to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam. The CHES designation signifies an individual who has met required academic preparation qualification, has successfully passed a competency-based examination, and satisfies the continuing education requirement to maintain the national credential.

What You Will Learn

The curriculum for our bachelor’s degree in health education and promotion is comprised of core requirements and electives in health, anatomy, and health education. Students enrolled in this program will also gain hands-on, real-world experience through an internship, to be completed prior to graduation.

Our students take courses where they learn how to perform the seven competencies of health educators:

Assess needs, assets, and capacity for health education

Plan health education

Implement health education

Conduct evaluation and research related to health education

Administer and manage health education

Serve as a health education resource person

Communicate and advocate for health and health education

What Can You Do with a Degree in Health Education and Promotion?

Health Education and Promotion is a growing field and is growing 26 percent faster than the average for all occupations. The average income for a health educator is $44,000.

The major in Health Education and Promotion prepares students to serve as health education specialists in a variety of settings that include, but are not limited to:

governmental health agencies

community health agencies

health care facilities (e.g., hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes)

health insurance agencies

business and industry

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Fundamentals of Human Health

Principles of Community Health

Health Behavior Theories

Program Planning in Health Promotion

Disease Management in Health Promotion

Quantitative Methods and Epidemiology

Environmental Health

Health Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

National: Your application must be completed two weeks before the start of the semester you’re planning to enroll.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Muncie, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

Average admitted student GPA.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to Ball State is competitive. We review each individual application to consider your academic performance, level of course work, and English proficiency test scores

Admission criteria include the strength of your high school curriculum and your performance, curricular patterns, and if your grade trends in academic courses were positive and consistent

SAT/ACT scores are not required for admission but scores may be used to meet our English proficiency requirement

You must pay a nonrefundable application fee of U.S. $60

You must provide high school transcripts and diplomas from all institutions where you have studied in the past. They must be submitted in English or with an official translation

Passport Photocopy

Financial Documentation

No grade point average guarantees admission to Ball State. We look for applicants that have demonstrated above average grades.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27496 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27496 USD / year

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8948 USD / year

≈ 8948 USD / year

Living costs

Muncie

United States

876 - 1417 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

What You Will Learn

What Can You Do with a Degree in Health Education and Promotion?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Muncie

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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