Early Childhood Education at Duquesne University

Every early childhood education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at Duquesne University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,830. Of the 117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University in 2021, 63 of them were early childhood education majors.

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

Duquesne Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development
• Master’s Degree in Child development

Duquesne Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Duquesne performed in these rankings.

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 child development major at Duquesne is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Early Childhood Education. 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
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	107
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	167
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326
	435
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	483

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in child development from Duquesne. This makes it the #109 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from Duquesne. About 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development 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 child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duquesne Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in child development from Duquesne. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Duquesne, 67% 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 child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching

Careers That Child development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development 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
Preschool Teachers	13,480	$29,250
Kindergarten Teachers	3,350	$62,510

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.