Bachelor's in Finance, BSBA

Drake University places students in Des Moines, a city with connections to the arts, business, politics, and food. The campus offers an open environment for students who want to begin with a clear academic interest or take time to discover a direction. Hands-on experiences, leadership opportunities, and support designed to help students gain their footing are part of the Drake experience.

Academic options span more than 150 programs across seven colleges and schools. Faculty help students connect classroom learning with research, internships, and other practical experiences. Personalized mentorship is central to the student experience, with faculty available to support students as they work toward their goals. Global perspectives are integrated into campus life through learning alongside students from around the world and opportunities on campus and across the globe.

Community service is also part of learning at Drake. Students, faculty, and staff contribute more than 230,000 hours each year through volunteer work, outreach, and pro-bono service in the Des Moines community. International students can expect a setting that links academic study with local engagement and global perspectives, while the city provides access to cultural, civic, business, and culinary experiences beyond campus.

Drake University's Finance major equips students with skills in financial analysis and management to help businesses and individuals achieve economic goals. It focuses on principles for selecting investments, developing portfolios, raising funds, and making organizational decisions. As a CFA Institute® University Affiliated Program, the curriculum emphasizes best practices followed by finance professionals and prepares students for the CFA exam.

Focus areas include investment management, corporate finance, personal financial planning, financial institutions management, financial data analytics.

The program requires 120 total credits, with 78-78.5 credits for the major and business core. The curriculum integrates financial and data analytics tools and covers the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge, alongside a comprehensive business core covering marketing, accounting, management, business law, economics, and strategy.

Graduates embark on roles as financial managers, investment advisors, security analysts, consultants, and financial planners.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time or part-time. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 64% of applicants.