Which Duquesne University major has the lowest debt?

Computer and Information Science graduates leave with a median of $22,557 in federal loans, the lowest among 22 Duquesne University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Duquesne University cost?

Tuition and fees are $48,986 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $37,730 a year.

How many Duquesne University programs report graduate pay?

25 bachelor's programs at Duquesne University report first-year pay, and 22 of them also report federal debt.

Duquesne University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Pittsburgh, PA
5,350 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

25 Duquesne University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,265), and Music the least ($27,854). The median program pays $41,502.

Tuition and fees$48,986Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$37,730Per year

Graduation rate77%Within 6 years

Admission rate84%Of applicants

All 25 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Pennsylvania" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Pennsylvania. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Pennsylvania
1	NursingAbout 259 graduates a year	$70,265	$82,748	$27,000	37th of 42
2	Computer ScienceAbout 21 graduates a year	$65,098	Not reported	$26,950	10th of 18
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 49 graduates a year	$64,914	$90,589	$22,557	10th of 28
4	International BusinessAbout 6 graduates a year	$60,748	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 7
5	AccountingAbout 36 graduates a year	$60,666	$74,343	$26,000	15th of 41
6	FinanceAbout 66 graduates a year	$59,878	$78,484	$27,000	10th of 24
7	Business AdministrationAbout 47 graduates a year	$58,781	$78,277	$27,000	8th of 65
8	MathematicsAbout 16 graduates a year	$49,314	$72,440	$26,940	6th of 14
9	EntrepreneurshipAbout 8 graduates a year	$48,319	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 5
10	MarketingAbout 100 graduates a year	$47,897	$66,457	$27,000	10th of 27
11	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 38 graduates a year	$45,890	$55,424	$27,000	8th of 13
12	Management ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year	$41,787	$72,901	$26,625	9th of 10
13	Teacher EducationAbout 55 graduates a year	$41,502	$48,793	$27,000	26th of 40
14	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 19 graduates a year	$41,394	$60,678	$27,000	3rd of 3
15	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 51 graduates a year	$39,651	$57,855	$26,000	3rd of 9
16	International RelationsAbout 16 graduates a year	$39,630	$72,396	$26,113	5th of 7
17	Business CommunicationAbout 2 graduates a year	$38,207	Not reported	$23,247	1st of 2
18	BiologyAbout 74 graduates a year	$36,643	$72,885	$27,000	20th of 50
19	CommunicationsAbout 13 graduates a year	$33,275	Not reported	Not reported	15th of 37
20	PsychologyAbout 75 graduates a year	$32,291	$56,080	$26,294	30th of 48
21	EnglishAbout 24 graduates a year	$31,887	$49,461	$26,098	9th of 23
22	SociologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$29,661	$55,087	$26,983	17th of 20
23	HistoryAbout 17 graduates a year	$29,451	$58,592	$27,000	10th of 19
24	Political ScienceAbout 35 graduates a year	$28,840	$67,704	$24,250	26th of 29
25	MusicAbout 23 graduates a year	$27,854	$40,539	$27,000	5th of 11

Program names link to the program's own page, and Pennsylvania ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Pennsylvania programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

6 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$70,265
Computer Science$65,098
Computer and Information Science$64,914
International Business$60,748
Accounting$60,666

Lowest median debt

Computer and Information Science$22,557
Business Communication$23,247
Political Science$24,250
Accounting$26,000
Public Relations and Advertising$26,000

Largest programs

NursingAbout 259 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 100 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 75 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 74 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 66 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,265 in their first year, the most of 25 Duquesne University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Pennsylvania rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels