Muncie, Indiana · Public
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at Ball State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 41 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~41
- Schools with reported signal
- 179
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 85.5%
- Graduation rate
- 62.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,940/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $59,760
- Median debt
- $23,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $51,833/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
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Value among peer schools
Compared with 179 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($749 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,531 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 57% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.3% reported share · $536 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.0% reported share · $1,406 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 10.7% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 6.2% reported share · $1,527 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,407 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 1.0% reported share · $2,779 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at Ball State University, which is bigger than 37% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 41 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Ball State University's average net price is $14,940 per year, about $59,760 over four years. That is $749 above the $14,191 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $51,833 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,531 above the $50,302 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Ball State University #102 of 179 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.