Social Sciences at Drake University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, 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. In 2021, 79 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Drake.

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

Drake Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Drake Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences 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 social sciences major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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
	460
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	534

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Drake in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	64
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Drake University. 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
Political Science & Government	27
Sociology	19
Economics	17
International Relations & National Security	12
Anthropology	4

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Statisticians	310	$74,430
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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.