Accounting at Butler University

If you plan to study accounting, 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 has a total student population of 5,495. Of the 439 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Butler University in 2019, 42 of them were accounting majors.

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

Butler Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Butler Accounting Rankings

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

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 accounting major at Butler is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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 Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	126
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	239
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	245
Most Focused Accounting Schools	277
Most Popular Accounting Schools	335
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	466
Best Accounting Schools	538

In 2019, 24 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Butler. This makes it the #239 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Butler in 2018-2019, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Butler since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Butler Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Butler. About 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Butler does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Butler, 83% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Butler also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Credit Analysts	720	$61,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	610	$52,940
Financial Examiners	460	$74,140

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.