Your Future is Bright.

Ask any graduating ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ senior how they feel about the next step in their lives and you'll hear the same answer: "Prepared." You can count on faculty and staff helping to make sure you gain confidence handling challenges, impressive experience and powerful networks you need to get a running start on an impactful career and life of personal achievement. 

Your outcomes will be powered by experience. You will have access to internships close to campus and around the region, to research with professors expanding the horizons of their fields, and to locations around the world to study abroad

You will join a community of people whose achievements show what the power of a ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ education makes possible.

¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ graduates pursue careers with global business and start their own ventures. They attend some of the finest graduate schools and pursue service and volunteerism. How will you discover pathways to your great outcomes? 

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Practical. Impactful.

94% of recent graduates report their work after ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ is directly related to their major.

By the Numbers

Below you'll find recent outcomes data for ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ graduates responding to the latest University surveys.

97%of ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ Alumni agree

...they had a professor who got them excited about learning.

95%Career Outcomes Rate

¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ grads reported being employed, continuing education, completing volunteer service, or serving in the military.

90%of ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ Alumni Indicate

...the University helped prepare them to be an ethical decision maker.

89%of ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ graduates

...experienced real-world learning as a student.

83%of Students Had One or More Internships

¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ students report having an average of four internship experiences.

72%Of Our Graduates Stay in PA

Whether attending graduate school or starting a career, our region provides opportunity.

DUQUESNE GRADUATES ARE SOUGHT BY EMPLOYERS AND GRADUATE SCHOOLS

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Logos of graduate schools attended by recent ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ graduates

Dig a little deeper into ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ Undergraduate Outcomes

Average Starting Salaries (Overall)

  • Average salary: $70,810
  • Median salary: $64,500
  • Average signing bonus: $7,551
  • Median signing bonus: $8,000

Average Salary by Schools

  • Liberal Arts: $65,815
  • Business: $64,109
  • Education: $53,717
  • Health Sciences: $65,602
  • Music: $43,051
  • Nursing: $77,357
  • Pharmacy: $92,162
  • Sciences: $58,854

Most Common Job Functions

  • Healthcare Services—41% 
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  • ³§²¹±ô±ð²õ—6%
  • ´¡³¦³¦´Ç³Ü²Ô³Ù¾±²Ô²µâ€”4% 
  • °ä´Ç³Ü²Ô²õ±ð±ô¾±²Ô²µâ€”3% 
  • ¹ó¾±²Ô²¹²Ô³¦±ð—3% 
  • Logistics & Supply Chain—3%
  • ´¡»å³¾¾±²Ô¾±²õ³Ù°ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô—2% 
  • °ä´Ç²Ô²õ³Ü±ô³Ù¾±²Ô²µâ€”2% 
  • Data & Analytics—2%
  • Information Technology—2%
  • Lab Work/Science—2% 
  • ²Ñ²¹²Ô²¹²µ±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù—2% 
  • ²Ñ²¹°ù°ì±ð³Ù¾±²Ô²µâ€”2% 
  • °¿³Ù³ó±ð°ù—14%

Breakdown by Industry

  • ±á±ð²¹±ô³Ù³ó³¦²¹°ù±ð—42% 
  • Higher Education—7%
  • K-12 Education—6%
  • ´¡³¦³¦´Ç³Ü²Ô³Ù¾±²Ô²µâ€”4% 
  • ±Ê³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹³¦±ð³Ü³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô²õ—3%&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
  • ¸é±ð³Ù²¹¾±±ô—3%
  • Investment/Portfolio ²Ñ²¹²Ô²¹²µ±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù—3%
  • Financial Services—2%
  • ³Ò´Ç±¹±ð°ù²Ô³¾±ð²Ô³Ù—2% 
  • ±õ²Ô²õ³Ü°ù²¹²Ô³¦±ð—2% 
  • ²Ñ²¹²Ô³Ü´Ú²¹³¦³Ù³Ü°ù¾±²Ô²µâ€”2% 
  • ±·´Ç²Ô-±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú¾±³Ù—2% 
  • Transportation & Logistics—2% 
  • °¿³Ù³ó±ð°ù—20%

Where are ¸£ÀûÃâ·ÑëƬ Grads Working?

±Ê±ð²Ô²Ô²õ²â±ô±¹²¹²Ô¾±²¹â€”72%
Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL)—6% 
Northeast (ME, VT, NY, NH, CT, MA, NJ, RI)—6% 
South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS)—4% 
Mid-Atlantic (MD, VA, WV, DE, DC)—4% 
Southwest (CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM)—3% 
West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY)—2%
Outside the U.S.—3%