Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
All 35 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130/yr). Another 44 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| 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 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
35 of 79 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | First Professional Degree | $87,375 | +$50,245 | clears the bar | $83,526 | 1.7 yrs | 108 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $137,890 | +$100,760 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 85 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $140,314 | +$103,184 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 81 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $68,233 | +$31,103 | clears the bar | $23,522 | 0.8 yrs | 70 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,246 | +$34,116 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.6 yrs | 60 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,706 | +$10,576 | clears the bar | $20,248 | 1.9 yrs | 48 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $63,302 | +$26,172 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.8 yrs | 47 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $56,615 | +$19,485 | clears the bar | $30,966 | 1.6 yrs | 46 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $62,724 | +$25,594 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $97,132 | +$60,002 | clears the bar | $23,979 | 0.4 yrs | 41 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $83,764 | +$46,634 | clears the bar | $20,075 | 0.4 yrs | 39 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $57,322 | +$20,192 | clears the bar | $196,378 | 9.7 yrs | 39 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $56,361 1-year earnings | +$19,231 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $90,639 | +$53,509 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 34 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $59,658 | +$22,528 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $62,969 | +$25,839 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $88,637 | +$51,507 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 30 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $87,582 | +$50,452 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.4 yrs | 29 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,289 | +$12,159 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.2 yrs | 28 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,257 | +$30,127 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,233 | +$5,103 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,547 | +$30,417 | clears the bar | $20,375 | 0.7 yrs | 20 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $49,764 | +$12,634 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $42,256 | +$5,126 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,591 | +$13,461 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $58,834 | +$21,704 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,226 1-year earnings | +$4,096 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 6.1 yrs | 13 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $91,269 | +$54,139 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $73,523 | +$36,393 | clears the bar | $17,053 | 0.5 yrs | 12 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $54,950 | +$17,820 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,563 | +$20,433 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $88,638 | +$51,508 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $52,326 | +$15,196 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 1.5 yrs | insufficient data |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | $75,867 | +$38,737 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.6 yrs | insufficient data |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $87,551 | +$50,421 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 46 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 40 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $19,500 | insufficient data | 31 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,130/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.