Accounting at Duquesne University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Duquesne University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,830. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Duquesne.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Duquesne Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Duquesne Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Duquesne compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	147
	234
	255
	328
	402
	419
	511
	678

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Duquesne. This makes it the #233 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Duquesne

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Duquesne University.

Duquesne Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 67 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Duquesne, about 46% were men and 54% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Duquesne are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duquesne University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Duquesne Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Duquesne. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Duquesne does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Duquesne, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duquesne University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duquesne also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Duquesne University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,360	$48,580
Credit Analysts	2,330	$80,710
Financial Examiners	1,530	$91,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Alekjds under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.