Drake University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Drake University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $11,932 in average for all students.

It offers twenty-nine graduate programs: 20 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 355 students have been conferred Master's degree and 265 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Drake University
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA
Graduate School Students	1,930 students 274 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$11,932
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 29 Graduate Programs 20 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $11,932 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $649.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$11,682
Fees	$250
Cost per Credit	$649
Books & Supplies	$1,100
Room & Board	$11,152 (On-Campus) / $11,152 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,700 (On-Campus) / $3,700 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,884
Off-Campus Total	$27,884

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Tuition & Fees	$10,180	$10,310	$10,510	$11,818	$11,932

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Drake University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 79 major areas - 19 Master's , 4 Doctorate , 2 Post-Bachelor'. 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	355	265	2	-
Men	112	98	2	-
Women	243	167	-	-

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.

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$55,800	-	-

Legal Studies

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Legal Studies	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health Law	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Secondary Education and Teaching	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$66,800	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Behavior Analysis	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

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

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$53,800	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$72,500	-	-

Education

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

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$55,800	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Secondary Education and Teaching	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$58,600	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	88		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$66,800	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,000	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,000	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

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

Education

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

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Law	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Secondary Education and Teaching	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

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

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$58,600	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	97		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$66,800	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,000	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,000	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

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

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

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

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Behavior Analysis	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$53,800	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$72,500	-	-
Accounting	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$55,800	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,884 students enrolled in Drake University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,930 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 626 male and 1,304 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 937 full-time and 993 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 274 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 279 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,930
Men Students	626
Women Students	1,304

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,930
Full-time Students	937
Part-time Students	993

By race/ethnicity 1,642 White, 73 Black, and 68 Asian students are attending at Drake University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,930
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	68
Black	73
Hispanic	68
White	1,642
Two or more races	34
Un-Known	13

140 students are younger than 22 and 325 students are older than 65. The school has 1,071 students aged between 22 and 30 and 394 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,930
21 & Under	140
22-24	613
25-29	458
30-34	235
35-39	159
40 & Over	325

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 University, 274 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 279 students are enrolled in some online courses.