Health Professions at Duquesne University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Duquesne University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,830 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 459 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Duquesne.

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

Duquesne Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Duquesne

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Duquesne does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Duquesne Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Duquesne compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
	211
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	310
	1,262

In 2021, 253 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Duquesne. This makes it the #115 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 219 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #130 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Duquesne

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Duquesne University.

Duquesne Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 459 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from Duquesne. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	396
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Duquesne Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 253 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Duquesne. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Duquesne, 71% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	179
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Duquesne also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 219 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Duquesne University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	379
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	161
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	157
Allied Health Professions	99
Communication Sciences	67
Mental & Social Health Services	26
Health & Medical Administrative Services	23
Health/Medical Prep Programs	18
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	12

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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.