Mathematics at Drake University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Drake University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Drake Mathematics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Drake Mathematics Rankings

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

Math Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math 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 math.

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Mathematics	17

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
Mathematical Science Professors	640	$97,450
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Statisticians	310	$74,430

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
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