Your future is bright.

Ask any graduating Duquesne 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 a meaningful career and life of personal achievement. 

Your outcomes will be powered by experience. You will have access to 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 Duquesne education makes possible.

Duquesne 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? 

Duquesne student talking with an employer

Practical. Meaningful.

94% of recent graduates report their work after Duquesne is directly related to their major.

By the Numbers

Below you'll find recent outcomes data for Duquesne graduates responding to the University's latest outcomes survey.

95%Career Outcomes Rate

Individuals reported being employed, continuing education, completing volunteer service, or serving in the military.

83%Had One or More Internships

Duquesne students have an average of four internship experiences.

72%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

numerous logos of national corporations
Logos of graduate schools attended by recent Duquesne graduates

Dig a little deeper into Duquesne 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% 
  • Education/Teaching/Training—10% 
  • Sales—6%
  • Accounting—4% 
  • Counseling—3% 
  • Finance—3% 
  • Logistics & Supply Chain—3%
  • Administration—2% 
  • Consulting—2% 
  • Data & Analytics—2%
  • Information Technology—2%
  • Lab Work/Science—2% 
  • Management—2% 
  • Marketing—2% 
  • Other—14%

Breakdown by Industry

  • Healthcare—42% 
  • Higher Education—7%
  • K-12 Education—6%
  • Accounting—4% 
  • Pharmaceuticals—3% 
  • Retail—3%
  • Investment/Portfolio Management—3%
  • Financial Services—2%
  • Government—2% 
  • Insurance—2% 
  • Manufacturing—2% 
  • Non-Profit—2% 
  • Transportation & Logistics—2% 
  • Other—20%

Where are Duquesne Grads Working?

Pennsylvania—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%