History at Duquesne University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Duquesne University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,830.

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

Duquesne History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Duquesne History Rankings

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

History Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Duquesne since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duquesne History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of history master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duquesne University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	39

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Philosophy & Religious Studies

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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.