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Social Sciences at Butler University

Social Sciences at Butler University

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

Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 5,544.

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

Butler Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Butler Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Butler is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 75
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences 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
Political Science & Government 19
Economics 18
Sociology 6
International Relations & National Security 4
Anthropology 3
Other Social Sciences 2

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9,290 $56,560
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Urban and Regional Planners 460 $56,800

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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