Business, Management & Marketing at Drake University

If you plan to study business, management and marketing, take a look at what Drake University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 students attend the school each year. Of the 838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 2021, 200 of them were business, management and marketing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Drake Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Drake Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business, management and marketing progam at Drake compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	52
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
	130
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	503
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	651
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Schools	990

In 2021, 77 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Drake. This makes it the #520 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Drake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Drake University.

Drake Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

The business, management and marketing program at Drake awarded 200 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at Drake are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drake University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	149
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Drake Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

Of the 77 business, management and marketing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Drake, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from Drake, 78% 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 business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	60
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Drake also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Drake University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	90
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	53
Accounting	42
Marketing	42
Finance & Financial Management	32
International Business	12
Entrepreneurial Studies	4
Other Business, Management & Marketing	2

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing 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
Customer Service Representatives	32,730	$37,400
Office Clerks	30,300	$35,130
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,780	$38,900
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	16,730	$35,210

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

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