Graduate Programs at Butler University

Graduate School Overview

Butler University (referred to as Butler) is a Private, 4 years school located in Indianapolis, IN. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1931 - Current).

Butler Directory Information
School Name	Butler University (Butler)
Address	4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone	317-940-8000
Web	https://www.butler.edu
Online Application	https://www.butler.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.butler.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Butler University is $14,750 in average. The school has 1,022 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,559 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 106 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,750
Student Population	1,022
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	106 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Butler University is $14,750 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $790.

Butler University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Butler University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Butler University is $14,750. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.24% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,298	-
2019-2020	$12,858	-
2020-2021	$13,716	-
2021-2022	$14,785	-
2022-2023	$14,750	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Butler is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Indiana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Indiana graduate tuition is $19,577 (public) / $20,840 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Butler University	$14,750
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Indiana Graduate Schools	$15,230	$20,035
Public	$8,784	$19,577
Private	$20,840

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,620 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Butler University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.25% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,620. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.25% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,690	$2,850	$14,690	$2,850
2019-2020	$15,540	$3,050	$15,540	$3,050
2020-2021	$14,380	$3,050	$14,380	$3,050
2021-2022	$14,850	$3,360	$14,850	$3,360
2022-2023	$15,260	$3,360	$15,260	$3,360

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $790 at Butler University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.25% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$580
2019-2020	$773
2020-2021	$762
2021-2022	$792
2022-2023	$790

Graduate Programs at Butler

Butler University offers 30 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 453 students have completed their study at Butler University.

Offered Degrees at Butler University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	4	249
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	1	3
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	98
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	3	103
Post Master's Degree	2	2	0
Total	30	10	453

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Butler University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education (other) program with 70 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 76 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 98 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Butler University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education (other)	✔	70	-
Education (other)	✔	60	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✔	33	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✔	11	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Butler University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	76	-
Physician Assistant	✕	74	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	48	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	48	-
Accounting	✕	26	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Butler University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	98	-
Pharmacy	✕	98	-
Medical Scientist	✔	3	-
Medical Scientist	✔	0	-

Butler University offers 30 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 453 students have completed their graduate studies.

249 students have earned/completed Master's program.
98 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
3 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
103 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Education	✕	10	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	23	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	17	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	15 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Creative Writing	✕	15	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✔	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	0	-
Music Performance	✕	10	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	4	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	✕	1	-
Conducting	✕	0	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	75 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	74	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	92 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	48	-
Accounting	✕	26	-
Management Science	✔	0	-
Insurance	✔	18	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	249

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	98	-
	Total	98

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Medical Scientist	✔	3	-
	Total	3

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔	103 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✔	33	-
Education (other)	✔	70	-
	Total	103

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies, Other	✔	0	-
Health Professions Education	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Butler

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,022 students enrolled into Butler University graduate schools where it has total 5,559 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 473 full-time and 549 part-time graduate students. By gender, 343 male and 679 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,022	343	679
Full-time	473	151	322
Part-tme	549	192	357

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 829 White (81.12%), 43 Black/African American (4.21%), 47 Hispanic (4.60%), 35 Asian (3.42%), and 68 students with other races. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,022	343	679
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	35	10	25
Black/African American	43	17	26
Hispanic	47	24	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	829	260	569
Two More	23	9	14
Un-Known	28	10	18
Non-resident Alien	16	13	3

Butler University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 300 graduate students (29.35% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 9 graduate students (0.88% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,022
Enrolled Online Exclusively	300
Enrolled Some Online Courses	9
Not in Online Courses	713

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Butler University. 412 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.31% of total students), 65 students are aged above 50 (6.36%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Butler University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,022	343	679
Age 20-21	6	1	5
Age 22-24	406	133	273
Age 25-29	221	81	140
Age 30-34	113	53	60
Age 35-39	86	22	64
Age 40-49	124	31	93
Age 50-64	60	18	42
Over 64	5	4	1
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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