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Elementary Education at Drake University

If you plan to study elementary education, 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 has a total student population of 4,774. Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 2021, 16 of them were elementary education majors.

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

Drake Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Drake Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching 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 elementary teaching major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 10
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 15
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 22
Best Elementary Education Schools 46
71
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 97
97
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 122
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 129
183
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 356
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 380
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 436
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 561
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 648

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Drake. This makes it the #129 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Drake in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Drake are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Drake Elementary Education Master’s Program

93% Women
Of the 15 elementary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Drake, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Drake, 100% 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 elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching 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
Elementary School Teachers 19,040 $54,500

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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