Duquesne University

Duquesne University was established in 1878 and hence is one of the oldest educational institutions in the United States. It is ranked among the top 10 Catholic universities in the country and recognized by the US News and World Report in 2010 in its top tier best colleges of America. The Duquesne University is a private, non-profit, higher education institution. The Duquesne University is accredited to the Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities. It had been classified by Carnegie as an intensive doctoral/research university.

Academic Programs of Duquesne University

During a long history of more than 131 years, the Duquesne University had been running 10 schools that offer degree programs at the baccalaureate, professional, master and doctoral levels. The schools are Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, School of Education, John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business, John G. Rangos School of Health Sciences, School of Law, School of Leadership and Professional Advancement, Graduate School of Liberal Arts, Mary Pappert School of Music, School of Nursing, Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The Duquesne University provides 78 undergraduate programs in the fields of business, education, health sciences, liberal arts, music, health sciences, natural and environmental sciences, pharmacy, nursing, and pre-med. For the masters and doctoral studies, the university presents 88 degree programs at professional, certificate, master and doctoral levels, with these courses spread among the 10 schools of the Duquesne University. The undergraduate programs have 5 accelerated 8-week terms each year, while the graduate programs have 3 terms every year.

Duquesne University Online Programs

The Duquesne University online programs delivered in an asynchronous format to enable the students access the courses on a 24x7 basis regarding the tutoring, student resource center, and writing support facilities. The Duquesne University Online is one of the select universities that offer its programs to students from all parts of the world. The active students' strength of the Duquesne University Online is estimated around 73,000 living across the globe. The Association of Continuing Higher Education had honored the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement or SLPA with awards of Distinguished Credit Program and Noncredit program, as well as the award for Creative Use of Technology.

The undergraduate courses of Duquesne University Online cost about $614 per credit, while the graduate courses cost around $691 for each credit. Previous credits are accepted by the university. The Duquesne University Online offers special military tuition rates and provides the students the necessary information about various financial aid and loan opportunities through its Office of Financial Aid.