Graduate Programs at Drake University

Graduate School Overview

Drake University (referred to as Drake) is a Private, 4 years school located in Des Moines, IA.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Drake Directory Information
School Name	Drake University (Drake)
Address	2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311-4505
Phone	515-271-2011
Web	https://www.drake.edu
Online Application	https://www.drake.edu/admission
Financial Info	https://www.drake.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Drake is $12,777 in average. The school has 1,850 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,685 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 95 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,777
Student Population	1,850
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	95 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Drake is $12,777 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $660.

Drake offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,878
Required Fees	$250
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$660

Drake offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Drake University is $12,777. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.35% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$10,260	$250
2019-2020	$11,568	$250
2020-2021	$11,682	$250
2021-2022	$11,738	$250
2022-2023	$11,878	$250
2023-2024	$12,009	$768

The graduate school tuition & fees of Drake is average compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $18,011 (public) / $12,480 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Drake University	$12,777
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,201	$13,537
Public	$11,498	$18,011
Private	$12,480

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,477 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Drake.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.94% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,979. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -9.20% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,528	$3,700	$10,528	$3,700
2019-2020	$10,848	$3,700	$10,848	$3,700
2020-2021	$11,152	$3,700	$11,152	$3,700
2021-2022	$11,288	$3,825	$11,288	$3,825
2022-2023	$11,570	$3,150	$11,570	$3,825
2023-2024	$11,858	$4,178	$9,360	$4,619

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $695 at Drake University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.30% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$570
2019-2020	$640
2020-2021	$649
2021-2022	$652
2022-2023	$660
2023-2024	$695

The law school tuition at Drake University is $45,912 for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Drake.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Drake University
	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$44,082	$178
Law	$45,800	$112

Graduate Programs at Drake

Drake University offers 27 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 712 students have completed their study at Drake University.

Offered Degrees at Drake University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	4	445
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	35
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	228
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	1	4
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	27	5	712

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Drake University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 85 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 108 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Drake University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	✕	2	-
Data Analytics, General	✔	1	-
Finance	✔	1	-
Finance	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Drake University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	85	$72,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	70	$66,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	41	$58,600
Public Administration	✕	39	$53,800
Communication and Media Studies (other)	✔	36	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Drake University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	108	-
Pharmacy	✕	81	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	39	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	35	-

Drake University offers 27 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 712 students have completed their graduate studies.

445 students have earned/completed Master's program.
228 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	36 completers	-
Communication and Media Studies (other)	✔	36	-
Education [+]	✕	201 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	41	$58,600
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	70	$66,800
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	33	$46,000
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	11	$46,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	23	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	7	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	25 completers	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✔	25	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✔	21	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	10	-
Human Services [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	39	$53,800
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	5	-
Medical Informatics	✔	6	-
Business [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	85	$72,500
Accounting	✕	13	$55,800
	Total	445

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	35	-
	Total	35

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	108 completers	-
Law	✕	108	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	81	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	39	-
	Total	228

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Data Analytics, General	✔	1	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	4

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Drake

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,850 students enrolled into Drake University graduate schools where it has total 4,685 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 840 full-time and 1,010 part-time graduate students. By gender, 612 male and 1,238 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,850	612	1,238
Full-time	840	289	551
Part-tme	1,010	323	687

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,546 White (83.57%), 77 Black/African American (4.16%), 77 Hispanic (4.16%), 67 Asian (3.62%), and 83 students with other races. 27 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,850	612	1,238
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	67	25	42
Black/African American	77	33	44
Hispanic	77	34	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,546	490	1,056
Two More	46	15	31
Un-Known	7	3	4
Non-resident Alien	27	11	16

Drake University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 419 graduate students (22.65% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 248 graduate students (13.41% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,850
Enrolled Online Exclusively	419
Enrolled Some Online Courses	248
Not in Online Courses	1,183

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Drake University. 697 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.68% of total students), 93 students are aged above 50 (5.03%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Drake University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,850	612	1,238
Age 20-21	128	26	102
Age 22-24	569	195	374
Age 25-29	425	144	281
Age 30-34	200	71	129
Age 35-39	191	65	126
Age 40-49	244	85	159
Age 50-64	91	24	67
Over 64	2	2	0

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