Political Science & Government at Butler University

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

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, 19 of them were political science and government majors.

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

Butler Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Butler Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 political science major at Butler is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 Political Science & Government Schools	539
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	615

Political Science Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Butler. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Criminology

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Political Science Professors	210	$97,460
Economists	100	$84,740

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.