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History at Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's Degree
30 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case)
31
Optimistic
30
Base Case
30
Pessimistic
Earnings $29,451/yr (-9% vs median)
AI Risk High (44% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (188,200 openings/yr)
ROI 3.2x earnings multiple
Ranked #366 of 389 History programs

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to History graduates.

Optimistic
No Disruption		 Base Case
Gradual AI		 Pessimistic
Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings $605K $594K $542K
Earnings Multiple 3.2x 3.2x 2.9x
Probability of Field Employment 50% 45% 34%
DegreeOutlook Score 31 30 30

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition (Sticker)
$188,584
4-Year Net Price (After Aid)
$139,912
26% less than sticker · See by income
Median Debt at Graduation
$27,000
11.0 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$58,592
99% growth from Year 1

About Duquesne University

Duquesne University accepts 79% of applicants — an open-access institution by design, with a mid-sized student body of 5,216 in Pittsburgh, PA.

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Top Career Paths

Natural sciences managers $161,180/yr
Managers, all other $136,550/yr
History teachers, postsecondary $81,500/yr
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History at Other Schools

Dartmouth College ($61,127) Duke University ($60,750) University of Houston-Clear Lake ($57,239) Amherst College ($56,444) Yale University ($54,700) Columbia University in the City of New York ($53,828) Harvard University ($53,468) Northwestern University ($50,161)

Other Majors at Duquesne University

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($70,265) Computer Science ($65,098) Computer and Information Sciences, General ($64,914) International Business ($60,748) Accounting and Related Services ($60,666) Finance and Financial Management Services ($59,878) Business Administration, Management and Operations ($58,781) Mathematics ($49,314)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for History at Duquesne University?
A score of 30/100 indicates below-average financial outcomes for History. Earnings, ROI, or AI risk factors are pulling the score down.
Will AI replace History careers?
With 44% of typical job tasks exposed to AI, this is one of the higher-risk fields. Our pessimistic scenario projects $541,504 in decade earnings vs $605,285 in the optimistic case — a meaningful gap.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →