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Education at Duquesne University

Duquesne University graduates about 96 education majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 80th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

73/100Strong#80 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year967% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1330whole school

Around Duquesne University

The Duquesne University Student Union building.
DuquesneStudentUnion2Photo: Alekjds 20:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC) · Public domain · source
College Hall, Duquesne University, seen from Locust Street
College Hall, Duquesne University, 2025-04-01Photo: Cbaile19 · CC0 · source
Uptown, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Uptown, Pittsburgh, PA, USA - panoramioPhoto: Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Mellon Arena over Duq Univ
Mellon Arena over Duq Univ (2441871482)Photo: daveynin from United States · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 9 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. University of Arizona 73
  2. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 73
  3. Florida State University 73
  4. University of Hawaii at Manoa 73
  5. Elon University 73
  6. St. John Fisher University 73
  7. Ohio Wesleyan University 73
  8. Berry College 73

Other strong majors at Duquesne University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duquesne University with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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