by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Drake University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Drake was ranked #145 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #3 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Drake.
Part-time undergraduates at Drake paid an average of $1,133 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $44,188 | $44,188 |
| Fees | $178 | $178 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,152 | $11,152 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,700 | $3,700 |
Learn more about Drake tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Drake economics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Drake Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.7% of the economics bachelor’s degrees at Drake in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 10 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 4 |
| Other Economics | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 9 |
| International Relations & National Security | 12 |
| Political Science & Government | 21 |
| Sociology | 11 |
*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.
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