Graduate Programs at Mercy College

Graduate School Overview

Mercy College (referred to as Mercy) is a Private, 4 years school located in Dobbs Ferry, NY. Mercy College is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1968 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Mercy Directory Information
School Name	Mercy College (Mercy)
Address	555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone	800-637-2969
Web	https://www.mercy.edu
Online Application	https://www.mercy.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.mercy.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Mercy College is $18,318 in average. The school has 2,267 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,772 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 86 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,318
Student Population	2,267
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	86 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Mercy College is $18,318 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $971.

Mercy College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Mercy College offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Mercy College is $18,318. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.98% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$15,696	$642
2019-2020	$16,146	$660
2020-2021	$16,686	$800
2021-2022	$16,974	$814
2022-2023	$17,478	$840

The graduate school tuition & fees of Mercy is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,151 (public) / $25,457 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Mercy College	$18,318
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
New York Graduate Schools	$21,016	$25,414
Public	$12,252	$23,151
Private	$25,457

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $971 at Mercy College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.97% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$872
2019-2020	$897
2020-2021	$927
2021-2022	$943
2022-2023	$971

Graduate Programs at Mercy

Mercy College offers 44 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 991 students have completed their study at Mercy College.

Offered Degrees at Mercy College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	35	897
Doctor's degree - other	1	28
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	66
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	44	991

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Mercy College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor program with 37 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 209 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 31 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Mercy College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	37	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	29	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	19	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	13	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at Mercy College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	209	$61,400
Business Administration and Management	✕	165	$61,400
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	96	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	88	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	67	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Mercy College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	31	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	28	-

Mercy College offers 44 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 991 students have completed their graduate studies.

897 students have earned/completed Master's program.
28 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
66 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	24	-
Education [+]	✕	278 completers	-
Education	✕	10	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	0	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	8	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	0	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	53	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	34	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	88	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	12	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	17	$62,400
Education (other)	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	22 completers	$34,900
English Language and Literature	✕	22	$34,900
Psychology [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Psychology	✕	21	-
School Psychology	✕	13	-
Human Services [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	255 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	37	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	24	$57,100
Physician Assistant	✕	57	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	11	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	41	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
	✕	16	-
Nursing Administration	✕	10	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	25	-
Business [+]	✕	264 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	209	$61,400
Accounting	✕	26	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	29	-
	Total	897

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	28	-
	Total	28

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	7	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	6	-
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	✕	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	13	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	37	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	66

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Mercy

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,267 students enrolled into Mercy College graduate schools where it has total 8,772 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,159 full-time and 1,108 part-time graduate students. By gender, 481 male and 1,786 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,267	481	1,786
Full-time	1,159	298	861
Part-tme	1,108	183	925

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 823 White (36.30%), 506 Black/African American (22.32%), 617 Hispanic (27.22%), 155 Asian (6.84%), and 166 students with other races. 59 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,267	481	1,786
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	155	43	112
Black/African American	506	84	422
Hispanic	617	114	503
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	4	12
White	823	187	636
Two More	49	13	36
Un-Known	40	9	31
Non-resident Alien	59	26	33

Mercy College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,254 graduate students (55.32% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 473 graduate students (20.86% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,267
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,254
Enrolled Some Online Courses	473
Not in Online Courses	540

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Mercy College. 493 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.75% of total students), 158 students are aged above 50 (6.97%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Mercy College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,267	481	1,786
Age 20-21	21	3	18
Age 22-24	472	94	378
Age 25-29	653	156	497
Age 30-34	388	87	301
Age 35-39	266	50	216
Age 40-49	309	55	254
Age 50-64	154	33	121
Over 64	4	3	1

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