Music at Butler University

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

Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 5,544 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Butler.

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

Butler Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Butler Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music 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 music major at Butler is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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 Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in music from Butler. This makes it the #99 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music from Butler in 2021, 63% were men and 37% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Butler are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Butler University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Butler Music Master’s Program

Of the 17 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Butler, about 59% were men and 41% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Butler, 76% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Dance
• Arts & Media Management

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$68,070
Music Directors and Composers	140	$66,460

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.