Quick Facts
Next Start Date:
August 24, 2026
- Delivery: 100% Online
- Major Credits: 30
- No GMAT or GRE Scores Required
- Consistently nationally ranked by U.S. News
Innovation in teaching combined with a practical approach that lets you immediately improve what you do as an educator is what you can expect from Ball State University’s master of arts in business education.
Our online degree is designed especially for business and marketing educators at the middle school, high school, and post-secondary levels, and business industry trainers who are seeking an advanced credential or further professional opportunities.
Completion of the MA in Business Education does not lead to licensure.
Why a Master's Degree in Business Education?
National Rankings
- Ball State is consistently highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report in best online graduate education programs.
- U.S. News also ranks our Master’s Degrees in Education Programs among the best online programs for veterans.
Advantages include:
- Competitively-priced tuition
- Relevant, flexible courses
- Specialized tracks
- No GRE scores required
- Only a 2.75 minimum undergraduate GPA
- Can be completed in as little as one year
- Requires no thesis
- Courses are offered year round
- Asynchronous course design
- Transfer in up to nine hours of approved credit
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Master of Arts in Business Education
The Master of Arts in Business Education offers a variety of tracks for adult educators.
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Course Requirements
Our master of arts degree for business and marketing education educators offers nine tracks you can follow, whether you are currently teaching business and marketing related subjects at the high school level or at the community college level, or working as a business consultant or trainer.
Follow this track if you work—or plan to work—with adults in community education programs.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
Consult with an advisor to choose adult education electives (EDAC, 12 credits) based on your career objectives.
Follow this track if you work—or plan to work—as a trainer in a business or industry program.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 660 Organizational Safety and Health (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
- CTE 696 Coordinating Training Programs (3 credits)
Consult with the program advisor to choose electives (6 credits) based on your career objectives.
If you are a current or aspiring community college instructor with a bachelor’s in business, follow this track to meet community college requirements. As a college educator, you can teach dual credit classes at your local high school.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
Consult with an advisor to choose business content electives (12) based on your career objectives. Note: Students interested in completing the community college track may need to complete additional coursework. Please contact the program advisor to discuss options.
Consider this track if you are a middle school or secondary education educator and you’d like the challenge of curriculum and instruction improvement.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
Consult with an advisor to choose curriculum and instruction electives (EDCU, 12 credits) based on your career objectives.
If you have credits to transfer but they don’t fit into one of our specific tracks, consider working with an advisor to build your own track based on your career goals.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
Consult with an advisor to choose electives (12 credits) based on your career objectives.
If you are a licensed middle or high school business teacher without a master’s degree or a bachelor’s in business or related field, update your credentials. As a high school educator, you can teach dual credit classes at your high school.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
Consult with an advisor to choose business content electives (12 credits) based on your career objectives. Note: Students interested in completing the dual credit track may need to complete additional coursework. Please contact the program advisor to discuss options.
This is a track that provides you with enhanced technical skills and, quite possibly, a technology leadership role at your school.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
Consult with an advisor to choose educational technology electives (EDTE, 12 credits) based on your career objectives.
Take this track if a customized advanced degree will meet your professional needs and give you a broad overview of the role of today’s teacher.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
Four courses (12 credits) selected from the list below:
- CTE 660 Organizational Safety and Health (3 credits)
- CTE 696 Coordinating Training Programs (3 credits)
- EDPS 520 Introduction to the Gifted and Talented Student (3 credits)
- EDPS 646 Tests and Measurements (3 credits)
- EDST 671 Evaluation of Educational Programs (3 credits)
- SPCE 600 Education of Exceptional Children (3 credits)
If your passion is special needs students, this track will give you the expertise to teach business skills to a special audience.
- BED 616 Research Methods (3 credits)
- BED 620 Improvement of Instruction with Technology (3 credits)
- BED 693 Philosophy, Organization, and Administration of CTE (3 credits)
- CTE 622 Instructional Materials and Strategies for Improvement of Instruction (3 credits)
- CTE 625 Problems and Issues (3 credits)
- CTE 692 Managing Work-Based Learning Programs (3 credits)
Four courses (12 credits) selected from the list below:
- SPCE 577 Introduction to Students with Intensive Intervention Needs
- SPCE 600 Education of Exceptional Children
- SPCE 603 Collaboration in Special Education
- SPCE 632 Introduction to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
- SPCE 637 Special Education Law
- SPCE 686 Introduction: Mild Interventions
MA in Business Education Dual Degree Option
If your interests run beyond what the MA in Business Education offers, you can earn a second master's degree with nine shared credits from the online MA in Business Education program. The program already shares credits with the following programs:
Online Master’s Degrees
You can find more information about the admissions requirements and credits for earning a dual degree in the Graduate Catalog. There are specific steps that must be followed when sharing dual degree credits. For more information, please contact Allen Truell.
It is also possible to earn an MA in Business Education and use coursework from an online graduate certificate to fulfill program electives.
Online Graduate Certificates
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