波尔州立大学

If you’d like to be out on the frontier of a field facing a national shortage, where school children and adults struggle with autism and other developmental disabilities, and where the rewards are both personal and financial, it’s time to explore Ball State’s master’s degree in applied behavior analysis (ABA).

Whether as a teacher, psychologist, ABA therapist, or other human service professional, you’ll find opportunities in schools, hospitals, mental health centers, behavioral centers, and residential facilities where you’ll help clients improve language, motor, social, and reasoning skills. Doors to corporations and industrial settings are now opening where applied behavior analysts teach job skills and promote work performance.

Why a Master's in ABA with an Emphasis in Autism

• Our 30-credit program is offered completely online. Students can elect to complete the degree in less than two years.
• Our ABA degree is housed within Ball State’s Teachers College, which holds numerous national rankings and recognitions.
• Ball State is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the Higher Learning Commission, and Indiana Teacher Training and Licensing Commission.
• Our program works for those from a variety of educational backgrounds, including psychology, criminal justice, social work, education and other areas.
• Not only were we the first in the state of Indiana to offer the master’s in ABA with an emphasis in autism, we are also the largest program in the nation.

Course Requirements

Our program allows you to create a plan of study that fits your life. The 30-credit program can be completed in less than two years, plus course offerings are designed to be flexible.

You can choose to take one or two courses each semester. Your academic advisor will help you create a plan of study that best fits your needs. View the sample plan of study tab below to get an idea of how your program could look.