Private nonprofit · Indianapolis, Indiana
Butler University: cost, debt and earnings by major
28 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $37,499
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 77%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 85%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,317
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $22,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $30,817 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $29,151 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $32,800 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $38,123 |
| $110,000+ | $43,200 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (18)
- Accounting and Related Services$93,584
- Insurance$89,343
- Finance and Financial Management Services$81,344
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$79,612 (1 yr)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$77,015 (1 yr)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$75,382
- Management Information Systems and Services$73,943 (1 yr)
- Marketing$70,154
- Statistics$68,458 (1 yr)
- International Business$62,277 (1 yr)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$54,331 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,046 (1 yr)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$45,173 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$42,852 (1 yr)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$39,602 (1 yr)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$39,241 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$32,430 (1 yr)
- Music$32,095 (1 yr)
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (2)
- Education, Other$71,029 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$54,635
Master's programs (6)
- Insurance$137,075 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$125,011
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$111,553 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$105,303
- Educational Administration and Supervision$68,833 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$52,745 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies$147,515 (1 yr)