Graduate Programs at Duquesne University

Graduate School Overview

Duquesne University (referred to as Duquesne) is a Private, 4 years school located in Pittsburgh, PA. Duquesne University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1935 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Duquesne Directory Information
School Name	Duquesne University (Duquesne)
Address	Administration Bldg 600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Phone	412-396-6000
Web	https://www.duq.edu
Online Application	https://www.duq.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate/apply-for-admission
Financial Info	https://www.duq.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Duquesne University is $25,578 in average. The school has 3,215 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,300 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 200 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$25,578
Student Population	3,215
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	200 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Duquesne University is $25,578 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,421.

Duquesne University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Duquesne University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Duquesne University is $25,578. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.26% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$23,112	-
2019-2020	$23,580	-
2020-2021	$24,048	-
2021-2022	$24,534	-
2022-2023	$25,578	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Duquesne is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,989 (public) / $20,871 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Duquesne University	$25,578
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,147	$22,546
Public	$20,464	$27,989
Private	$20,871

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,421 at Duquesne University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.26% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,284
2019-2020	$1,310
2020-2021	$1,336
2021-2022	$1,363
2022-2023	$1,421

Graduate Programs at Duquesne

Duquesne University offers 125 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,161 students have completed their study at Duquesne University.

Offered Degrees at Duquesne University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	80	12	679
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	18	1	81
Doctor's degree - other	6	1	372
Post Bachelor's Degree	13	1	23
Post Master's Degree	8	4	6
Total	125	19	1,161

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Duquesne University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Music Performance program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 82 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 161 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Duquesne University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Music Performance	✕	11	-
Music Performance	✕	9	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	9	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	6	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Duquesne University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	82	$63,000
Business Administration and Management	✕	82	$63,000
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	58	-
Physician Assistant	✕	56	-
Physician Assistant	✕	45	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Duquesne University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	161	-
Law	✕	157	-
Pharmacy	✕	147	-
Law	✕	132	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	35	-

Duquesne University offers 125 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,161 students have completed their graduate studies.

679 students have earned/completed Master's program.
372 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
23 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	14	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	5	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✕	0	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	5	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	4	-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	110 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	12	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	13	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	14	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	1	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	22	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	10	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Latin Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	3	-
Engineering [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	11	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Pharmacology and Toxicology	✕	0	-
Biotechnology	✕	6	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computational Mathematics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	✕	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	1	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	9	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Religious Education	✕	1	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	0	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	6	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Psychology	✕	6	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	23	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	15 completers	$44,400
	✕	15	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	17	-
Music (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (6 completers)	253 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	36	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✕	2	-
Physician Assistant	✕	56	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	$37,300
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✕	25	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	1	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	0	-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	✕	2	-
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	✕	3	-
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences	✕	1	-
Health Services Administration	✕	0	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	22	-
Rehabilitation Science	✕	0	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	2	-
	✔	2	-
Nursing Administration	✔	0	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	58	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	16	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	156 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	82	$63,000
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	19	-
Accounting	✕	21	$53,900
Business/Corporate Communications	✕	3	-
Management Science	✔	20	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	11	-
History [+]	✕	13 completers	-
History	✕	9	$25,200
Public/Applied History	✕	4	-
	Total	679

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	15 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	11	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	3	-
Pharmacology and Toxicology	✕	3	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	6	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	4	-
School Psychology	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	1	-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	✕	1	-
Rehabilitation Science	✕	0	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	8	-
Nursing Science	✔	4	-
	Total	81

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	157 completers	-
Law	✕	157	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	205 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	147	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	7	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	31	-
Nursing Practice	✔	20	-
	Total	372

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	4	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	11	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	6	-
Music Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	0	-
Management Science	✕	0	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	1	-
	Total	23

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	1	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	5 completers	-
	✔	0	-
Nursing Administration	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	2	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	3	-
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at Duquesne

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,215 students enrolled into Duquesne University graduate schools where it has total 8,300 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,935 full-time and 280 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,062 male and 2,153 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,215	1,062	2,153
Full-time	2,935	985	1,950
Part-tme	280	77	203

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,309 White (71.82%), 197 Black/African American (6.13%), 139 Hispanic (4.32%), 110 Asian (3.42%), and 460 students with other races. 334 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,215	1,062	2,153
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	110	24	86
Black/African American	197	80	117
Hispanic	139	48	91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	2,309	718	1,591
Two More	94	30	64
Un-Known	29	12	17
Non-resident Alien	334	150	184

Duquesne University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 722 graduate students (22.46% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 817 graduate students (25.41% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,215
Enrolled Online Exclusively	722
Enrolled Some Online Courses	817
Not in Online Courses	1,676

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Duquesne University. 1,496 students are aged 20 to 24 (46.53% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 121 students are aged above 50 (3.76%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Duquesne University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,215	1,062	2,153
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	232	62	170
Age 22-24	1,264	400	864
Age 25-29	715	260	455
Age 30-34	384	147	237
Age 35-39	231	83	148
Age 40-49	267	75	192
Age 50-64	115	32	83
Over 64	6	3	3

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