Higher Education

Area College Enrollment & Graduates

Fall 2019 Enrollment
College Undergraduate Graduate Total
Ball State University 16,702 5,741 22,443
Earlham College 948 50 998
Indiana University East 3,500 266 3,766
Ivy Tech Community College 1,292 NA 1,292
Miami University of Ohio 17,246 2,470 19,716
Purdue Polytechnic 79 NA 79
Total Enrollment 39,767 8,527 48,294
2020 Degrees Awarded
College Undergraduate Graduate Total
Ball State University 3,415 2,344 5,759
Earlham College 264 19 283
Indiana University East 780 73 853
Miami University 4,835 957 6,124
Total Degrees 9,294 3,393 13,019
Ivy Tech Community College – Richmond, Indiana

Photo of Ivy Tech Community CollegeA statewide, open-access, community college, Ivy Tech Community College provides residents of Indiana with professional and technical degrees as well as the lifelong training needed for successful careers, personal development, and active citizenship. Through its affordable, quality educational programs and services, the College strengthens Indiana’s economy and enhances its cultural development.

Ivy Tech offers a variety of programs for students as well as short term programs and training services available on demand for immediate upgrade of skills and industry related certification opportunities.

Top 5 Degrees/Certificates Awarded at Ivy Tech Community College (Richmond)
Concentration 2017 2018 2019  2020
Business Administration 57 67 90 95
General Ed / Studies 74 104 172 141
Healthcare Support 44 81 41 89
Medical Assisting 42 26 89 63
Nursing 39 34 81 80
Total Certificates/Degrees Awarded 214 249 473 468
Indiana University East – Richmond, Indiana

IUEHayesHall_000Indiana University East is one of 8 campuses of Indiana University and provides an affordable path to a earn an Indiana University degree. A regional leader in higher-education, IU East offers over 60 academic programs including bachelor’s and master’s degree in social and behavioral sciences, arts and humanities, business, nursing, education, social work and technical and professional fields. With an enrollment of over 3,400 students, IU East is both a traditional campus that excels in innovative learning options and a virtual campus with a wide array of online degree completion programs. Students at IU East find all the services and opportunities of a large university combined with the advantages and atmosphere of a small college through experiential learning opportunities such as internships, service-learning and research.

More than 95 percent of our alumni stay in the region to live and work.

Top 5 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded at Indiana University East
Degree 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Business Administration 150 148 145 141 218 227
Criminal Justice 29 40 49 38 43 47
Education 28 31 45 44 38 50
Nursing 135 135 136 113 104 71
Psychology 41 82 82 108 110 100
General Studies NA NA NA NA 57 53
Mathematics NA NA NA NA 62 44
Total Degrees Awarded 702 762 830 763 842 853
Purdue Polytechnic – Richmond, Indiana

Purdue Polytechnic is engaged with business and industry in numerous ways. Purdue offers certificate and degree programs to support apprenticeship and professional development programs. Purdue Polytechnic can also deliver tailored training or credit coursework at business sites and can provide onsite registration support.

In addition to the traditional classroom setting, some courses may also be taken online, through streaming video, and during accelerated weekend formats. The university’s expertise is available through local faculty and students, as well as through its Technical Assistance Program (TAP). TAP provides technical and organizational help (gratis and contracted), as well as placement of summer interns. Partnered research projects can also be coordinated through the local Purdue Polytechnic – Richmond office.

Purdue Polytechnic – Richmond Degrees/Certificates Awarded
Degree Certificate
Associate
Bachelors
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Computer Graphics Technology 0 0 0 NA NA NA 0 3 1 1 NA NA 4 1 1 4 6 6
Engineering Technology 0 0 0 NA NA NA 0 0 0 NA NA NA 3 7 4 6 9 5
Industrial Technology 0 1 0 1 NA NA 0 0 0 NA NA NA 3 2 2 1 NA NA
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 NA NA NA 3 4 5 2 4 6 0 0 0 1 6 0
Organizational Leadership and Supervision 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 NA NA NA 4 2 2 3 0 0
Total 0 1 0 3 1 0 5 7 6 3 4 6 14 12 9 18 21 14
Earlham College – Richmond, Indiana

Photo of Earlham CollegeFounded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1847, Earlham College is a distinguished liberal arts college drawing students from 42 states and 81 foreign countries. Among the nation’s academically strongest liberal arts colleges, it boasts programs of particular renown in the sciences, humanities and peace and global studies. Earlham is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top colleges for undergraduate study abroad.

The college has one of only three U.S.-based Japan information centers and also offers programs and consulting services for companies seeking to establish business contacts in Japan and the Pacific Rim.

 

Top 5 Degrees Awarded at Earlham College
Degree 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Biology 17 20 15 17 10 19
Computer Science 10 7 10 17 19 14
Psychology 18 17 15 20 20 12
Biochemistry 12 8 12 13 13 18
Business/Global Management 12 20 11 19 17 40
Total Degrees Awarded 197 222 200 242 216 264
Bethany Theological Seminary – Richmond, Indiana

Bethany Theological Seminary is the only theological school and academy for the Church of the Brethren. The school was founded in Chicago in 1905 and later moved to Richmond, Indiana as an affiliate of Earlham College, both are schools founded by historic “peace churches” (Brethren and Quaker).

For over 100 years, the theological seminary has been offering Master of Divinity degrees and undergraduate training with a current focus on peace studies and youth/young adult ministries.

Ball State University – Muncie, Indiana

Founded in 1918, Ball State University has grown into a first-rate research university offering over 190 undergraduate and preprofessional programs, as well as over 140 graduate programs including certificates and master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees. Many of Ball State’s programs consistently rank nationally including programs in architecture, entrepreneurship, telecommunications, and education. Ball State is a public university certified by the Higher Learning Commission. Located in Muncie, Indiana, the university is located within an hour’s drive of Wayne County.

Top 5 Degrees Awarded at Ball State University – Undergraduate & Graduate
Department 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Nursing 291 266 232 280 147 142
Telecommunications 241 240 247 253 198 220
Interdepartmental Business 239 245 237 283 NA 187
Elementary Education 250 202 239 236 120 133
Journalism 217 232 242 218 81 68
Total Degrees Awarded 5,719 5,505 5,870 6,211 5,778 6,198
Miami University – Oxford, Ohio

One of the oldest public universities in the U.S., this liberal arts university is also known as the “Yale of the West” and ranks among the nation’s top universities for quality of teaching and overall student experience. Miami University offers degrees in over 120 areas of study and 60 master’s and doctoral degree programs. Miami University located just over the Indiana state line in Oxford, Ohio is within a 40-minute commute of Wayne County.

Top 5 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded at Miami University
Degree 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Accountancy 236 234 224 197 210 178 361
Finance 291 318 338 301 365 379 324
Marketing 244 299 256 319 321 346 232
Psychology 185 204 213 182 206 246 195
Strategic Communication 85 154 222 216 215 183 196
Total Degrees Awarded 5,043 4,846 5,050 5,396 4,362 4,744 4,835