Physical Therapy/Therapist at Duquesne University

What traits are you looking for in a physical therapy school? To help you decide if Duquesne University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical therapy 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 Physical Therapy/Therapist section at the bottom of this page.

Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy

Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

The physical therapy major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Therapy/Therapist. 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 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical therapy, making the school the #189 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Therapy Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of physical therapy bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical therapy at Duquesne are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physical therapy master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in physical therapy each year. Duquesne does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Music Therapy
• Occupational Therapy

Careers That Physical Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy 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
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physical Therapists	11,720	$87,050

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.