Education at Butler University

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

Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 5,544. In 2021, 95 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Butler.

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

Butler Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Butler

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Butler offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Butler Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Butler performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Butler is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	49
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	63
Most Popular Online Education Schools	65
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Most Popular Education Schools	363
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	395
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	615

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in education from Butler. This makes it the #616 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Butler. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	85
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Butler Education Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Butler in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Butler does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Butler, 82% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Butler University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Education	75
Teacher Education Grade Specific	74
Student Counseling	50
Educational Administration	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	16
General Education	10

Related Majors

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

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	26,520	$52,360
Teacher Assistants	26,450	$23,510
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$52,690
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540

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.