General Psychology at Duquesne University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, 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 has a total student population of 8,830. Of the 1,590 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University in 2021, 65 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Duquesne General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Duquesne General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	351
Best Value General Psychology Schools	761

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Duquesne. This makes it the #223 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Duquesne Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Duquesne is $25,770. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	50
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duquesne General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Duquesne in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Duquesne does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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

Duquesne also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• Child Development & Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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.