Psychology at Drake University

If you plan to study psychology, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Drake.

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

Drake Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Drake Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 psychology major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	150
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	479
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	571
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,074

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Drake. This makes it the #572 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Drake in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Drake Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Drake. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drake University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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
General Psychology	23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	740	$85,260
Psychology Professors	430	$92,430

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
• Image Credit: By Limitingflame1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.