Accounting at Drake University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Drake University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Drake Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Drake Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Drake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Drake University.

Drake Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Drake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Drake, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drake University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drake University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	10

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,780	$38,900
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Financial Analysts	2,410	$83,230
Financial Examiners	1,310	$65,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Limitingflame1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.