Education at Drake University
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
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.
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
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.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Limitingflame1 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.