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. Of the 838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 2021, 32 of them were accounting majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Schools	45
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	316
Best Value Accounting Schools	432
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Drake. This makes it the #388 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Drake Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Drake is $59,063. This is 28% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Drake. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were 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 18% more men than average.

About 75% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Drake Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Drake. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.