Nursing at Duquesne University

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

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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Duquesne Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Duquesne Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	215
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Duquesne Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Duquesne, 86% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Science	280
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	60
Nursing Practice	20
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	19

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Nurse Practitioners	7,280	$98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,010	$78,810
Nurse Anesthetists	1,700	$171,250

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.