Graduate School Tuition at Drake University

Drake University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Des Moines, IA. It offers 27 graduate programs - 19 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $12,777 for all graduate students. A total of 1,850 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,685 students at Drake.

Drake offers online graduate programs and 419 out of 1,850 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Doctorate Pharmacy program has the highest salary ($95,700) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $72,500 average salary.

Drake have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Law School. In addition, you can find Drake's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Drake University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,777. It offers twenty-seven (27) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Drake University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA
Graduate School Students	1,973 students 419 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$12,777
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 27 Graduate Programs 19 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Drake University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $12,777 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $695.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$12,009
Fees	$768
Cost per Credit	$695
Books & Supplies	$1,100
Room & Board	$11,858 (On-Campus) / $9,360 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,178 (On-Campus) / $4,619 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$29,913
Off-Campus Total	$27,856

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$11,818	$11,932	$11,988	$12,128	$12,777

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Drake University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 27 major areas - 19 Master's (4 online programs), 4 Doctorate , 3 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 1 Post-Master'.

445 students have been conferred Master's degree and 263 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	445	263	4	-
Men	128	102	2	-
Women	317	161	2	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Data Analytics, General	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)	36^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$58,600	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	70		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$66,800	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,000	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,000	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Data Analytics, General	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Behavior Analysis	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$53,800	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Medical Informatics	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	85	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$72,500	-	-
Accounting	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$55,800	-	-
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$66,800	-	-

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Law	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,875 students enrolled in Drake University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,973 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 658 male and 1,315 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 921 full-time and 1,052 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 419 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 248 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,973	921	1,052
Men Students	658	330	328
Women Students	1,315	591	724

By race/ethnicity 1,681 White, 70 Black, and 59 Asian students are attending at Drake University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,973	658	1,315
American Indian or Native American	3	0	3
Asian	24	35	70
Black	70	34	36
Hispanic	86	36	50
White	1,681	532	1,149
Tow or More Races	37	14	23
Race Unknown	9	6	3

128 students are younger than 22 and 337 students are older than 65. The school has 994 students aged between 22 and 30 and 391 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,973
21 & Under	128
22-24	569
25-29	425
30-34	200
35-39	191
40 & Over	337

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Drake, 419 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 248 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,850
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	419
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	248
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,183

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	419
Iowa Resident	317
Other State In U.S.	100
Outside of U.S.	2

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