About 29.8 percent of the 1,204 degrees and certificates handed out by the Butler University in 2016-17 were to students in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Indianapolis conferred 269 bachelor's degrees and 90 master's degrees in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a doctor's degree in Pharmacy. Data shows the school gave out 116 doctor's degrees in Pharmacy, followed by 94 bachelor's degrees in Marketing/Marketing Management, General and 72 master's degrees in Physician Assistant.
The university enrolled 5,095 students for 2016-17, including 4,290 in undergraduate programs and 805 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Program
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Percent of total
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
94
-
94
Accounting
57
27
84
Finance, General
63
-
63
Business Administration and Management, General
-
63
63
Actuarial Science
17
-
17
Management Information Systems, General
14
-
14
International Business/Trade/Commerce
9
-
9
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
8
-
8
Insurance
7
-
7
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
-
-
-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
269
90
359
29.8
Pharmacy
-
116
116
Physician Assistant
-
72
72
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
32
-
32
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
25
-
25
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
-
3
3
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
-
-
-
Pre-Pharmacy Studies
-
-
-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
-
-
-
Health Professions and Related Programs total
57
191
248
20.6
Elementary Education and Teaching
41
-
41
Secondary Education and Teaching
23
-
23
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
-
18
18
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
-
14
14
Education, General
-
13
13
Music Teacher Education
4
-
4
Drama and Dance Teacher Education
4
-
4
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
-
-
-
Special Education and Teaching, General
-
-
-
Education, Other
-
-
-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness
-
-
-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
-
-
-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other
-
-
-
Education total
72
45
117
9.7
Economics, General
19
-
19
Political Science and Government, General
16
-
16
Criminology
16
-
16
Sociology
12
-
12
International Relations and Affairs
8
-
8
Social Sciences, Other
6
-
6
Anthropology
3
-
3
Anthropology, Other
-
-
-
Social Sciences total
80
-
80
6.6
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other
41
-
41
Organizational Communication, General
12
-
12
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
9
-
9
Sports Communication
9
-
9
Journalism
6
-
6
Communication and Media Studies, Other
2
-
2
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
-
-
-
Radio and Television
-
-
-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
79
-
79
6.6
Music Performance, General
10
5
15
Dance, General
14
-
14
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General
13
-
13
Music, General
9
-
9
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
8
-
8
Music Theory and Composition
3
2
5
Fine and Studio Arts Management
5
-
5
Design and Applied Arts, Other
4
-
4
Conducting
-
2
2
Keyboard Instruments
-
1
1
Jazz/Jazz Studies
1
-
1
Music History, Literature, and Theory
-
-
-
Visual and Performing Arts total
67
10
77
6.4
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
45
-
45
Biochemistry
-
-
-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
45
-
45
3.7
Chemistry, General
33
-
33
Physics, General
7
-
7
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other
1
-
1
Physical Sciences total
41
-
41
3.4
Creative Writing
10
16
26
English Language and Literature, General
10
4
14
English Language and Literature/Letters total
20
20
40
3.3
Psychology, General
31
-
31
Psychology, Other
-
-
-
Psychology total
31
-
31
2.6
Science, Technology and Society
16
-
16
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
3
-
3
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
3
-
3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
22
-
22
1.8
Computer and Information Sciences, General
9
-
9
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
6
-
6
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
15
-
15
1.2
Spanish Language and Literature
10
-
10
French Language and Literature
1
-
1
German Language and Literature
-
-
-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
11
-
11
0.9
History, General
7
-
7
History, Other
3
-
3
History total
10
-
10
0.8
Mathematics, General
10
-
10
Mathematics and Statistics total
10
-
10
0.8
Recording Arts Technology/Technician
9
-
9
Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total
9
-
9
0.8
Religion/Religious Studies
4
-
4
Philosophy
1
-
1
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
-
-
-
Philosophy, Other
-
-
-
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
5
-
5
0.4
Computer Software Engineering
2
-
2
Engineering total
2
-
2
0.2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
2
-
2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total
2
-
2
0.2
Women's Studies
1
-
1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total
1
-
1
0.1
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