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Education at Drake University

Education at Drake University

If you are interested in studying education, 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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

Drake Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education

Drake Education Rankings

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

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #214 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Education Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education 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 education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Drake Education Master’s Program

79% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Drake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Drake, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 170
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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
Educational Administration 100
Teacher Education Grade Specific 79
Student Counseling 37
Curriculum & Instruction 35
Teacher Education Subject Specific 16

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants 19,890 $25,320
Elementary School Teachers 19,040 $54,500
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Middle School Teachers 7,940 $55,300
Preschool Teachers 4,770 $27,030

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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