Duquesne University Nursing Costs & Outcomes

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Separate the school-wide picture from nursing outcomes

School-wide measures describe the institution as a whole. Nursing-field measures describe nursing completers where a verified measure is available. Reporting periods differ by measure, so each value keeps its applicable cohort or reporting period.

Institution-wide measures

School-wide costs & outcomes

These measures describe the institution as a whole and should not be interpreted as nursing-program-specific results.

Costs and price

Cost of attendance — academic year $67,776 Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Cost of attendance — program year Not available Reporting period not available

Average net price Not available Reporting period not available

Average net price $37,730 Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

In-state tuition $48,986 Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Out-of-state tuition $48,986 Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Student outcomes

Completion rate within 150% of expected time 77.5% Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Completion rate within 150% of expected time Not available Reporting period not available

Full-time student retention rate 84.2% Most recent available; release 2026-06-10

Full-time student retention rate Not available Reporting period not available

Median federal debt among completers $26,244 FY2020/FY2021 pooled completers

Median earnings 10 years after entry $74,742 AY2009-10/2010-11 entry; CY2020/2021 earnings

Nursing-specific measures

Nursing-field outcomes

Nursing outcomes are separated by credential level when available. A missing or privacy-suppressed federal value is shown as “Not available” and is never estimated.

Bachelor’s degree

Registered nursing field

Median total federal student debt $27,000 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt accumulated across schools attended at the same academic level.

Median federal student debt at this school $19,500 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt borrowed at this school for the completed credential.

Median earnings 1 year after completion $70,265 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers; CY2020/2021 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Median earnings 4 years after completion $84,802 AY2017-18/2018-19 completers; CY2022/2023 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Master’s degree

Registered nursing field

Median total federal student debt Not available Reporting period not available Federal student debt accumulated across schools attended at the same academic level.

Median federal student debt at this school $65,117 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers Federal student debt borrowed at this school for the completed credential.

Median earnings 1 year after completion $94,344 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers; CY2020/2021 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Median earnings 4 years after completion $105,299 AY2017-18/2018-19 completers; CY2022/2023 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Doctoral degree

Registered nursing field

Median total federal student debt Not available Reporting period not available Federal student debt accumulated across schools attended at the same academic level.

Median federal student debt at this school Not available Reporting period not available Federal student debt borrowed at this school for the completed credential.

Median earnings 1 year after completion $114,822 AY2018-19/2019-20 completers; CY2020/2021 Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Median earnings 4 years after completion Not available Reporting period not available Earnings for the applicable nursing-field completion cohort.

Location reporting note Some nursing-field outcomes may be reported across a main campus and related locations rather than for one physical campus alone.