Accounting and Finance at Drake University

If you plan to study accounting and finance, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from Drake.

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

Drake Accounting and Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance

Drake Accounting and Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting and finance 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 accounting and finance major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting and Finance. 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
	5
	6
	12
	30
	96
	117

Accounting and Finance Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting and finance from Drake in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical accounting and finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Accounting and Business/Management
• Accounting

Careers That Accounting and Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting and finance 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
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Financial Analysts	2,410	$83,230
Budget Analysts	270	$75,100

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.