Top Ranked Programs
Drake University's program mix is anchored in business and professional fields, reflecting the institution's identity as a private research university in Iowa's capital. Digital Marketing is the largest program with 60 graduates, followed by Psychology, General, Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Non-Professional Legal Studies, and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 784 students annually, several deliver strong four-year earnings outcomes aligned with national demand in applied business and professional services. The earnings pattern reflects Business concentration. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods leads with median earnings of $97,132 four years after enrollment across 41 graduates, followed by Artificial Intelligence with $90,639 and Digital Marketing with $71,246. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication graduates earn $63,302, and Journalism earns $62,969. These programs span applied professional pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect regional and national labor-market outcomes in finance, accounting, management, and related fields. Drake University's program portfolio emphasizes career-ready credentials in high-demand sectors. The concentration in Business at 24%, combined with meaningful enrollment in Social Sciences at 8% and Arts at 7%, positions graduates for direct entry into professional roles where employer recruitment is active and wage growth is steady. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these dominant program families align with labor-market demand across regions.