Drake University | Online Programs

Online 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 tuition & fees are $49,944 in average for all students.

It offers 95 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 6 programs - 1 Bachelors, 4 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Drake University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA
Online Students	431 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,197 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$49,944
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,777
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Total	6 Programs
Bachelors	1 Programs
Masters	4 Programs
Post-Graduate	1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Drake University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $49,944 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $12,777 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,330 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $695 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$42,840	$44,366	$45,912	$47,742	$49,944
Graduate	$11,818	$11,932	$11,988	$12,128	$12,777

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$1,100	$1,133	$1,246	$1,271	$1,330
Graduate	$640	$649	$652	$660	$695

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Drake University offers 95 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 6 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Bachelors, 4 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	4	NOT OFFERED	1
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	67	19	4	4

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Data Analytics, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21	NOT OFFERED	1

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Drake University, there are 4,685 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,628 students were attending classes through distance learning (431 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,197 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	4,685
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	431
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,197
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,057

By student location, out of a total of 431 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 324 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 105 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.