General Business Administration and Management at Drake University

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Drake University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774. In 2021, 23 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Drake.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

Drake General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Drake General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Drake compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and Management. 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
	12
	44
	63
	85
	129
	141
	179
	429
	623
	834
	1,234
	1,309

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Drake. This makes it the #371 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Drake. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Drake General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Drake, 78% 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	52
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Management Analysts	5,110	$79,380
Industrial Production Managers	3,490	$98,040
Sales Managers	3,200	$117,170
Managers	2,880	$101,360

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.