Health Professions at Butler University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Butler University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 5,544 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Butler.

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

Butler Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

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.

Butler does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Butler Health Professions Rankings

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

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 health professions major at Butler is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	218
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	433
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	518
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	529
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	529
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	678
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	944
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,013

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Butler. This makes it the #438 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 101 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #242 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from Butler. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Butler since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	79
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Butler Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Butler in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Butler does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Butler, 89% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Butler also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 101 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	99
Allied Health Professions	74
Health Sciences & Services	38
Communication Sciences	31
Health & Medical Administrative Services	20
Medical Science	3

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	67,870	$64,860
Nursing Assistants	30,220	$27,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	28,970	$55,210
Personal Care Aides	28,420	$22,830
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	15,480	$44,310

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.