Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
24of 24 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130 a year).
24 of 54 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 30 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 25 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$29,127 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$29,127 a year
About $116,508 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $25,824 |
| $30k to $48k | $23,275 |
| $48k to $75k | $25,171 |
| $75k to $110k | $27,408 |
| $110k and up | $33,126 |
| All families (average) | $29,127 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Iowa high-school graduate ($37,130 a year).
35 of 79 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | First Professional Degree | $87,375 | +$50,245 | above HS line | $83,526 | 1.7 yrs | 105 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $137,890 | +$100,760 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 87 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $140,314 | +$103,184 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 66 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $68,233 | +$31,103 | above HS line | $23,522 | 0.8 yrs | 64 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $63,302 | +$26,172 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.8 yrs | 63 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $97,132 | +$60,002 | clears the bar | $23,979 | 0.4 yrs | 51 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,246 | +$34,116 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $57,322 | +$20,192 | above HS line | $196,378 | 9.7 yrs | 48 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $62,724 | +$25,594 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 46 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,706 | +$10,576 | clears the bar | $20,248 | 1.9 yrs | 41 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $56,3611-year earnings | +$19,231 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $83,764 | +$46,634 | above HS line | $20,075 | 0.4 yrs | 38 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $62,969 | +$25,839 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $56,615 | +$19,485 | above HS line | $30,966 | 1.6 yrs | 36 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $90,639 | +$53,509 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 34 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $59,658 | +$22,528 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $88,637 | +$51,507 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 34 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $87,582 | +$50,452 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.4 yrs | 31 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,547 | +$30,417 | clears the bar | $20,375 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,289 | +$12,159 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.2 yrs | 23 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,257 | +$30,127 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 19 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $49,764 | +$12,634 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $42,256 | +$5,126 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $54,950 | +$17,820 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $73,523 | +$36,393 | clears the bar | $17,053 | 0.5 yrs | 13 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,591 | +$13,461 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $88,638 | +$51,508 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,233 | +$5,103 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $58,834 | +$21,704 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,2261-year earnings | +$4,096 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $25,000 | 6.1 yrs | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | $75,867 | +$38,737 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.6 yrs | 7 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $91,269 | +$54,139 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,563 | +$20,433 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $52,326 | +$15,196 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 1.5 yrs | not published |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $87,551 | +$50,421 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 48 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $19,500 | not assessed | 19 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,130 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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