Graduate Programs at Mount Mercy University

Graduate School Overview

Mount Mercy University (referred to as Mount Mercy) is a Private, 4 years school located in Cedar Rapids, IA.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (7/1/1949 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Mount Mercy Directory Information
School Name	Mount Mercy University (Mount Mercy)
Address	1330 Elmhurst Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-4797
Phone	319-363-8213
Web	https://www.mtmercy.edu
Online Application	https://www.mtmercy.edu/apply-freshman
Financial Info	https://www.mtmercy.edu/financial-aid-2

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Mount Mercy is $11,410 in average. The school has 255 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,526 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 85 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,410
Student Population	255
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	85 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Mount Mercy is $11,410 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $617.

Mount Mercy offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,106
Required Fees	$70
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$617

Mount Mercy 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	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 Mount Mercy University is $11,410. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.09% 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	$9,900	$60
2019-2020	$10,296	$70
2020-2021	$10,800	$70
2021-2022	$11,106	$70
2022-2023	$11,106	$70
2023-2024	$11,340	$70

The graduate school tuition & fees of Mount Mercy is average compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $18,011 (public) / $12,480 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Mount Mercy University	$11,410
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,201	$13,537
Public	$11,498	$18,011
Private	$12,480

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $21,030 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Mount Mercy.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.72% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,000. Off-campus living costs are increased by 23.98% 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	$9,534	$3,680	$5,976	$6,372
2019-2020	$9,915	$3,780	$6,106	$6,564
2020-2021	$10,112	$3,980	$7,300	$6,460
2021-2022	$10,428	$4,104	$8,100	$8,032
2022-2023	$10,636	$4,104	$8,100	$8,032
2023-2024	$11,030	$4,700	$10,000	$10,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $630 at Mount Mercy University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.11% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$550
2019-2020	$572
2020-2021	$600
2021-2022	$617
2022-2023	$617
2023-2024	$630

Graduate Programs at Mount Mercy

Mount Mercy University offers 24 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 152 students have completed their study at Mount Mercy University.

Offered Degrees at Mount Mercy University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	22	138
Doctor's degree - other	2	14
Total	24	152

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

The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 36 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 12 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Mount Mercy University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	36	$66,000
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	16	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	15	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	14	-
Nursing Administration	✕	8	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Mount Mercy University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	12	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	2	-

Mount Mercy University offers 24 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 152 students have completed their graduate studies.

138 students have earned/completed Master's program.
14 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other)	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	5	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✕	3	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	16	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	7	-
Medical Illustration and Informatics (other)	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✕	6	-
Nursing Administration	✕	8	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	36	$66,000
Office Management and Supervision	✕	1	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✕	2	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	1	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	15	-
Finance	✕	5	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	14	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	4	-
	Total	138

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	12	-
	Total	14

Graduate Student Population at Mount Mercy

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 255 students enrolled into Mount Mercy University graduate schools where it has total 1,526 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 105 full-time and 150 part-time graduate students. By gender, 70 male and 185 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	255	70	185
Full-time	105	26	79
Part-tme	150	44	106

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

There are 207 White (81.18%), 9 Black/African American (3.53%), 1 Hispanic (0.39%), 3 Asian (1.18%), and 35 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	255	70	185
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	3	0	3
Black/African American	9	5	4
Hispanic	1	1	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	207	49	158
Two More	18	6	12
Un-Known	3	1	2
Non-resident Alien	13	8	5

Mount Mercy University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 115 graduate students (45.10% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 47 graduate students (18.43% 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	255
Enrolled Online Exclusively	115
Enrolled Some Online Courses	47
Not in Online Courses	93

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Mount Mercy University. 57 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.35% of total students), 14 students are aged above 50 (5.49%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Mount Mercy University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	255	70	185
Age 20-21	4	0	4
Age 22-24	53	19	34
Age 25-29	54	16	38
Age 30-34	40	9	31
Age 35-39	25	6	19
Age 40-49	59	11	48
Age 50-64	14	6	8
Age Un-Known	6	3	3

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