by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Drake University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Drake paid an average of $649 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,682 | $11,682 |
| Fees | $250 | $250 |
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their master’s degree from Drake is $61,681 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $56,422.
Drake does not offer an online option for its accounting master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Drake Online Learning page.
About 55.0% of the students who received their Master’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in accounting at Drake in 2019-2020, 10.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 44 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 2 |
*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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