Bachelor's Degree · Muncie, IN
At Ball State University, the Fine and Studio Arts bachelor's degree program reported $42,594 median earnings four years after completion and $25,637 median federal debt among 98 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $42,594, five-year median earnings were $42,441, and median federal debt was $25,637 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 73 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 44th percentile and debt was lower than about 41% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 44% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 41% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 73 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Ball State University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Muncie, Indiana · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $42,594 four-year median earnings, $25,637 median federal debt, 98 working graduates, and 73 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $42,594 four years after completion and $42,441 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $25,637 across a reported debt cohort of 117 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 50.07 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
