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History at Drake University

If you plan to study history, 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, 19 of them were history majors.

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

Drake History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Drake History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 421

History Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake History Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Drake in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Managers 2,880 $101,360
History Professors 240 $86,690
Curators 150 $45,900
Museum Technicians and Conservators 90 $45,520

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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