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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Butler.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	564
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	724

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

Of the 64 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Butler in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

About 91% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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
Criminology	12
Sociology	6
International Relations & National Security	4
Anthropology	3
Other Social Sciences	2

Related Majors

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

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.