Allied Health Professions at Duquesne University

If you plan to study allied health professions, 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 approximately 8,830 students attend the school each year. Of the 459 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University in 2021, 43 of them were allied health professions majors.

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

Duquesne Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health
• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Duquesne Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health 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 allied health major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health Professions. 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
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	68
Best Allied Health Professions Schools	83
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Schools	784

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in allied health from Duquesne. This makes it the #68 most popular school for allied health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 allied health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Duquesne, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health 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 allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duquesne Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 56 students who graduated with a master’s in allied health from Duquesne in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from Duquesne, 91% 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 allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health 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
Physician Assistant	91
Athletic Training	8

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	12,730	$33,980
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physician Assistants	6,650	$98,510
Respiratory Therapists	5,810	$56,970
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,400	$43,070

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.