Health Professions at Drake University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Drake University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Drake Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Drake

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Drake does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Drake Health Professions Rankings

There were 138 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #200 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Drake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Drake, 88% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Drake University. 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
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	94
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	44
Allied Health Professions	3

Related Majors

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	33,770	$59,130
Nursing Assistants	20,890	$29,120
Personal Care Aides	18,520	$25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	11,970	$56,970
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570

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.