Physical Therapy/Therapist at Duquesne University

If you plan to study physical therapy/therapist, 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, 40 of them were physical therapy/therapist majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Therapy/Therapist section at the bottom of this page.

Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy
• Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy

Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical therapy 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 physical therapy major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Therapy/Therapist. 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 Physical Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Physical Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Physical Therapy Schools	19
Best Physical Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Physical Therapy Schools	94
Best Value Physical Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools	145
Most Focused Physical Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	154

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in physical therapy from Duquesne. This makes it the #1 most popular school for physical therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical therapy, making the school the #189 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Therapy Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Duquesne. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical therapy 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 physical therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in physical therapy from Duquesne in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in physical therapy each year. Duquesne does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duquesne also has a doctoral program available in physical therapy. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Music Therapy
• Occupational Therapy

Careers That Physical Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy 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
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physical Therapists	11,720	$87,050

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.