Graduate Programs at Misericordia University

Graduate School Overview

Misericordia University (referred to as Misericordia) is a Private, 4 years school located in Dallas, PA. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University 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 (7/1/1935 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Misericordia Directory Information
School Name	Misericordia University (Misericordia)
Address	301 Lake St, Dallas, PA 18612-1098
Phone	570-674-6400
Web	https://www.misericordia.edu
Online Application	https://www.misericordia.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.misericordia.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Misericordia University is $38,328 in average. The school has 466 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,242 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 50 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$38,328
Student Population	466
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	50 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Misericordia University is $38,328 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $835.

Misericordia University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Misericordia 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, 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)	8 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 Misericordia University is $38,328. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.51% 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	$33,520	$1,710
2019-2020	$34,530	$1,760
2020-2021	$35,550	$1,840
2021-2022	$35,550	$1,840
2022-2023	$36,438	$1,890

The graduate school tuition & fees of Misericordia is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Pennsylvania. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Pennsylvania graduate tuition is $27,553 (public) / $20,439 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Misericordia University	$38,328
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Pennsylvania Graduate Schools	$20,074	$22,186
Public	$20,174	$27,553
Private	$20,439

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,776 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Misericordia University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.65% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,144. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.03% 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	$13,960	$1,000	$8,290	$1,000
2019-2020	$14,220	$1,000	$8,530	$1,000
2020-2021	$14,340	$1,000	$8,858	$1,000
2021-2022	$14,520	$1,000	$9,712	$1,000
2022-2023	$14,776	$1,000	$10,144	$1,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $835 at Misericordia University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.09% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$780
2019-2020	$790
2020-2021	$810
2021-2022	$810
2022-2023	$835

Graduate Programs at Misericordia

Misericordia University offers 14 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, 257 students have completed their study at Misericordia University.

Offered Degrees at Misericordia University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	0	176
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	80
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	1	0
Post Master's Degree	2	2	1
Total	14	3	257

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Nursing Practice program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 55 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 47 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Misericordia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	1	-
Gerontology	✔	0	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Misericordia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	55	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	39	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	39	$47,700
Physician Assistant	✕	19	-
Nursing Practice	✕	11	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Misericordia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	47	-
Nursing Practice	✕	18	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	15	-

Misericordia University offers 14 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 257 students have completed their graduate studies.

176 students have earned/completed Master's program.
80 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Education	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	124 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	39	-
Physician Assistant	✕	19	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	55	-
Nursing Practice	✕	11	-
Business [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	39	$47,700
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	4	$38,400
	Total	176

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	80 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	15	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	47	-
Nursing Practice	✕	18	-
	Total	80

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Nursing Practice	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Misericordia

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 466 students enrolled into Misericordia University graduate schools where it has total 2,242 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 247 full-time and 219 part-time graduate students. By gender, 112 male and 354 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	466	112	354
Full-time	247	55	192
Part-tme	219	57	162

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

There are 401 White (86.05%), 9 Black/African American (1.93%), 15 Hispanic (3.22%), 10 Asian (2.15%), and 31 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	466	112	354
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	10	2	8
Black/African American	9	2	7
Hispanic	15	3	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	401	100	301
Two More	10	1	9
Un-Known	20	4	16
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Misericordia University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 228 graduate students (48.93% 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	466
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	228
Not in Online Courses	238

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Misericordia University. 230 students are aged 20 to 24 (49.36% of total students), 13 students are aged above 50 (2.79%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Misericordia University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	466	112	354
Age 20-21	2	1	1
Age 22-24	228	57	171
Age 25-29	121	33	88
Age 30-34	32	8	24
Age 35-39	29	3	26
Age 40-49	41	7	34
Age 50-64	13	3	10

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