Top Ranked Programs
Duquesne University's program mix is anchored in health professions and applied sciences—a portfolio shaped by the university's Catholic, health-sciences-focused identity in Pittsburgh. Nursing is the largest program with 257 graduates, followed by Biology, General, Digital Marketing, Teacher Education, and Psychology, General. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 1,518 students annually, several deliver strong earnings outcomes aligned with regional healthcare and professional-services demand. The earnings pattern reflects the institution's concentration in health and clinical fields. Artificial Intelligence leads with median earnings of $92,789 four years after enrollment across 44 graduates, followed by Nursing earning $84,802 with 257 graduates and Finance earning $83,781 with 68 graduates. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions and Biology, General round out the highest-earning cluster, earning $72,059 and $70,958 respectively. These outcomes reflect the stability and wage growth typical of health professions and professional-services fields in a major metropolitan labor market. Many of Duquesne University's dominant programs are professional-pathway fields where four-year earnings reflect direct labor-market entry—particularly nursing, pharmacy, and clinical health specialties. Other programs, including psychology and biology-based tracks, often lead to graduate or professional school, where four-year earnings undercount the full trajectory of students pursuing advanced degrees. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these fields align with regional and national labor-market trends in healthcare and related sectors.