Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

All 55 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr). Another 101 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$29,986
$30k to $48k	$31,729
$48k to $75k	$32,102
$75k to $110k	$35,611
$110k and up	$41,273
All families (average)	$37,730

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

55 of 156 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,802	+$48,304	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	257
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$131,534	+$95,036	clears the bar	$52,000	0.5 yrs	166
Law	First Professional Degree	$82,014	+$45,516	clears the bar	$72,500	1.6 yrs	129
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,958	+$34,460	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	109
Nursing	Master's Degree	$105,299	+$68,801	clears the bar	$65,117	0.9 yrs	105
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,542	+$30,044	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	105
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$109,445	+$72,947	clears the bar	$40,750	0.6 yrs	85
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,883	+$13,385	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	81
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,850	+$12,352	clears the bar	$26,000	2.1 yrs	68
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$83,781	+$47,283	clears the bar	$26,830	0.6 yrs	68
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$121,848	+$85,350	clears the bar	$33,500	0.4 yrs	66
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,096	+$11,598	clears the bar	$27,000	2.3 yrs	63
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$72,059	+$35,561	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	62
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$64,538	+$28,040	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	55
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$75,007	+$38,509	clears the bar	$40,600	1.1 yrs	48
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,789	+$56,291	clears the bar	$22,557	0.4 yrs	44
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$77,822	+$41,324	clears the bar	$26,344	0.6 yrs	43
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$105,387	+$68,889	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	41
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$86,169	+$49,671	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	40
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,977	+$33,479	clears the bar	$26,500	0.8 yrs	40
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$63,278	+$26,780	clears the bar	$43,495	1.6 yrs	35
Management Science	Master's Degree	$64,199 1-year earnings	+$27,701	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$57,792	+$21,294	clears the bar	$62,652	2.9 yrs	34
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,444	+$29,946	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	32
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,272	+$51,774	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	30
English	Bachelor's Degree	$54,025	+$17,527	clears the bar	$26,000	1.5 yrs	28
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,196	+$27,698	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	28
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,319	+$25,821	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	27
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$46,217	+$9,719	clears the bar	$27,000	2.8 yrs	26
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$66,985	+$30,487	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	25
Accounting	Master's Degree	$91,105	+$54,607	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	25
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$60,310	+$23,812	clears the bar	$26,950	1.1 yrs	24
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,164	+$27,666	clears the bar	$24,220	0.9 yrs	24
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,090	+$13,592	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	23
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$55,910	+$19,412	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,050	+$18,552	clears the bar	$25,250	1.4 yrs	21
Music	Master's Degree	$37,427	+$929	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,606	+$56,108	clears the bar	$23,821	0.4 yrs	18
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$51,909	+$15,411	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$65,169	+$28,671	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	14
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$60,629	+$24,131	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$54,081	+$17,583	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$53,860	+$17,362	clears the bar	$65,872	3.8 yrs	12
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	$59,911	+$23,413	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$78,157	+$41,659	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$86,356	+$49,858	clears the bar	$96,778	1.9 yrs	11
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,794	+$14,296	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$114,822 1-year earnings	+$78,324	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$48,319 1-year earnings	+$11,821	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Special Education	Master's Degree	$52,130	+$15,632	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	$44,130	+$7,632	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	$68,788	+$32,290	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$95,128	+$58,630	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business/Corporate Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$65,898	+$29,400	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	4
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$82,517	+$46,019	clears the bar	$73,412	1.6 yrs	1
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,250	insufficient data	17
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business/Corporate Communications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics and Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computational Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Behavioral Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sociology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Music	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,498/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.