Accounting at Butler University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Butler University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 5,544 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Butler.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Butler Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Butler Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Butler compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Butler is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Schools	85
	100
Best Value Accounting Schools	394
Most Focused Accounting Schools	396
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	420
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	499

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Butler. This makes it the #198 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Butler

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Butler University.

Butler Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Butler awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Butler since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Butler are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Butler University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Butler Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Butler awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Butler does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Butler, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Butler University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Butler also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Insurance

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Butler University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,970	$38,300
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Financial Managers	7,520	$119,820
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,210	$40,720
Financial Analysts	3,010	$78,290

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Peetlesnumber1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.