Accounting at Drake University

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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 students attend the school each year.

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

The accounting major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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.

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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Accounting	37
Accounting and Finance	4
Accounting and Business/Management	1

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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.