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Nursing Science at Duquesne University

If you are interested in studying nursing science, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 276 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing science from Duquesne.

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

Duquesne Nursing Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing Science

Online Classes Are Available at Duquesne

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Duquesne does offer online education options in nursing science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Duquesne Nursing Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing science major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing Science. 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 Nursing Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Nursing Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Best Value Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 29
Most Focused Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 38
Best Nursing Science Schools 42
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Nursing Science Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Nursing Science Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing science program at Duquesne awarded 276 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing science 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 nursing science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 239
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Duquesne also has a doctoral program available in nursing science. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing science 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
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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