Chemistry at Duquesne University

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at Duquesne University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Duquesne Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

Duquesne Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #107 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duquesne Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at Duquesne University. 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
General Chemistry	17
Other Chemistry	1

Related Majors

• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists	5,460	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Chemistry Professors	1,430	$93,510

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.