Communication & Journalism at Butler University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at Butler University stacks up to those at other schools.

Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 5,544 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,107 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Butler University in 2021, 118 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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

Butler Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Butler

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Butler does offer online education options in communication and journalism for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Butler Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Butler is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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
Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	119
Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Schools	157
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	253
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	376

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Butler. This is the #377 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 118 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Butler in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism 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 communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	99
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Butler University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	91
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	17
Communication & Media Studies	6
Journalism	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Editors	1,110	$51,800

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.