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 approximately 5,544 students attend the school each year. Of the 450 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Butler University in 2021, 39 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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting 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 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
	37
	71
	85
	100
	122
	168
	245
	394
	396
	420
	499

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Butler. This makes it the #198 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 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Butler in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Butler since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 90% 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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Butler Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Butler in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Butler does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Butler, 100% 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	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Butler University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	65

Related Majors

• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Insurance

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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,970	$38,300
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Financial Managers	7,520	$119,820
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,210	$40,720
Financial Analysts	3,010	$78,290

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.