Social Studies Education at Duquesne University

Every social studies education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social studies teacher education program at Duquesne University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,830 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Studies Education section at the bottom of this page.

Duquesne Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Duquesne Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Duquesne

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Duquesne University.

Duquesne Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Duquesne since its program graduates 35% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Duquesne are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duquesne University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duquesne Social Studies Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Duquesne, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duquesne University with a master's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Chemistry Education
• Modern Language Education
• Biology Education
• Mathematics Education
• English & Language Arts Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Duquesne University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Alekjds under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.