Tuition Rates 2023-2024

  • Tuition is reviewed and adjusted each year
  • The University reserves the right to change tuition and fee charges if circumstances require such action
  • In addition to tuition, graduate students may also incur fees for administrative services, room and meals, if applicable.
Certificates Per Credit 25% Tuition Award Eligible Per Credit*
Healthcare Ethics $1,476  
Interpretive and Qualitative Research $1,476  
Media Arts $1,476  
Pastoral Ministry $1,476  
Women's and Gender Studies $1,476  
M.A.    
Applied & Public Sociology $1,476 $1,107
Communication and Rhetorical Studies   $1,476 $1,107
English $1,476 $1,107
Healthcare Ethics $1,476 $1,107
History $1,476 $1,107
Pastoral Ministry $1,476 $1,107
Philosophy $1,476 $1,107
Public History $1,476 $1,107
Religious Education $1,476  
Theology $1,476 $1,107
M.S.    
Computational Mathematics $1,476 $1,107
Computer Science $1,095  
Leadership (online) $1,158  
Media Arts and Technology $1,476 $1,107
Ph.D.    
Clinical Psychology $1,476  
English $1,476  
Philosophy $1,476  
Rhetoric $1,476  
Systematic Theology $1,476  
Ph.D./DHCE    
Healthcare Ethics $1,476  

*25% Tuition Award

Duquesne University is offering a 25% tuition award for select graduate degrees.

If you are interested, you must apply and be accepted to one of the eligible programs. Please visit the website of the eligible program for specific application information.

If you are accepted, enroll and meet the eligibility requirements for the Summer 2023, Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 semesters, the 25% award will be applied to your student account.

Questions? Please contact Todd Eicker, Director of Graduate Admissions at (412) 396-6219 or eickertFREEDUQUESNE or the Office of Financial Aid at (412) 396-6607.

Student Eligibility

This tuition award will be offered for a limited time and is restricted to NEW graduate students only. In order to qualify for this program, students must:

  1. Apply and be accepted to one of the eligible academic programs and
  2. Must enroll for at least six credits. Students who enroll for fewer than six credits in any given semester will not be eligible for this program. Summer semester enrollment is not required, however, discounts will apply if students decide to enroll for six or more credits.

Some exclusions may apply; students who already receive tuition remission or any other form of a University scholarship or tuition break are not eligible for this program.

Eligible Academic Programs

Graduate School of Liberal Arts

  • MA English
  • MA Health Care Ethics
  • MA Historical Studies
  • MA Pastoral Ministry
  • MA Philosophy
  • MA Public History
  • MA Theology
  • MS Computational Mathematics
  • MS Media Arts and Technology