Graduate Programs at Mercyhurst University

Graduate School Overview

Mercyhurst University (referred to as Mercyhurst) is a Private, 4 years school located in Erie, PA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1931 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Mercyhurst Directory Information
School Name	Mercyhurst University (Mercyhurst)
Address	501 E 38th St, Erie, PA 16546
Phone	814-824-2000
Web	https://www.mercyhurst.edu
Online Application	https://apply.mercyhurst.edu
Financial Info	https://www.mercyhurst.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/costs-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Mercyhurst University is $17,616 in average. The school has 400 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,041 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 135 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,616
Student Population	400
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	135 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Mercyhurst University is $17,616 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $950.

Mercyhurst University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Mercyhurst University 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, remedial services, 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)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Mercyhurst University is $17,616. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.36% 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	$24,530	$460
2019-2020	$15,570	$460
2020-2021	$16,065	$500
2021-2022	$16,543	$500
2022-2023	$16,650	$966

The graduate school tuition & fees of Mercyhurst is average compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,989 (public) / $20,871 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Mercyhurst University	$17,616
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,147	$22,546
Public	$20,464	$27,989
Private	$20,871

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,286 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Mercyhurst University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.74% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,331. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.84% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,880	$2,061	$10,330	$2,061
2019-2020	$12,880	$2,061	$10,330	$2,261
2020-2021	$14,968	$2,061	$10,450	$2,061
2021-2022	$13,750	$2,061	$10,534	$2,061
2022-2023	$14,025	$2,061	$11,070	$2,261

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $950 at Mercyhurst University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.37% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$818
2019-2020	$865
2020-2021	$893
2021-2022	$919
2022-2023	$950

Graduate Programs at Mercyhurst

Mercyhurst University offers 45 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, 172 students have completed their study at Mercyhurst University.

Offered Degrees at Mercyhurst University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	15	3	154
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	29	2	18
Total	45	5	172

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Mercyhurst University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Intelligence program with 6 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 30 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Anthropology program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Mercyhurst University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Intelligence	✔	6	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	✔	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	5	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	3	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Mercyhurst University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	29	-
Physician Assistant	✕	27	-
Intelligence	✔	25	-
Intelligence	✔	25	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Mercyhurst University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Anthropology	✕	0	-
Anthropology	✕	0	-

Mercyhurst University offers 45 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 172 students have completed their graduate studies.

154 students have earned/completed Master's program.
18 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 [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	13	-
Education [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Education	✕	2	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	8	$41,900
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	3	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	17	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Exercise Physiology	✕	0	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	25 completers	-
Intelligence	✔	25	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	✔	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	11	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	1	-
Physical and Biological Anthropology	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Business [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	29	-
	Total	154

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	0	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	0	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Intelligence	✔	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	✔	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	0	-
Physical and Biological Anthropology	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	2	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	0	-
Fashion Merchandising	✕	0	-
	Total	18

Graduate Student Population at Mercyhurst

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 400 students enrolled into Mercyhurst University graduate schools where it has total 3,041 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 274 full-time and 126 part-time graduate students. By gender, 143 male and 257 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	400	143	257
Full-time	274	93	181
Part-tme	126	50	76

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

There are 326 White (81.50%), 13 Black/African American (3.25%), 10 Hispanic (2.50%), 4 Asian (1.00%), and 47 students with other races. 30 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	400	143	257
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	4	2	2
Black/African American	13	3	10
Hispanic	10	5	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	326	108	218
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	15	6	9
Non-resident Alien	30	18	12

Mercyhurst University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 248 graduate students (62.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 50 graduate students (12.50% 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	400
Enrolled Online Exclusively	248
Enrolled Some Online Courses	50
Not in Online Courses	102

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Mercyhurst University. 203 students are aged 20 to 24 (50.75% of total students), 14 students are aged above 50 (3.50%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Mercyhurst University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	400	143	257
Age 20-21	10	0	10
Age 22-24	193	67	126
Age 25-29	85	33	52
Age 30-34	42	19	23
Age 35-39	28	13	15
Age 40-49	28	6	22
Age 50-64	13	5	8
Over 64	1	0	1

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