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. 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 and professional practice.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Mount Mercy University is $11,176 in average. The school has 290 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,580 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 83 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,176
Student Population	290
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	83 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Mount Mercy University is $11,176 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $617.

Mount Mercy University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Mount Mercy 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Mount Mercy University is $11,176. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.82% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$8,820	-
2018-2019	$9,900	$60
2019-2020	$10,296	$70
2020-2021	$10,800	$70
2021-2022	$11,106	$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 $19,225 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $17,029 (public) / $13,155 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Mount Mercy University	$11,176
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,111	$13,833
Public	$11,125	$17,029
Private	$13,155

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $18,460 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Mount Mercy University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.12% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,132. Off-campus living costs are increased by 17.24% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$9,166	$3,668	$5,848	$6,372
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $617 at Mount Mercy University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.83% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$490
2018-2019	$550
2019-2020	$572
2020-2021	$600
2021-2022	$617

Graduate Programs at Mount Mercy

Mount Mercy University offers 21 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, 159 students have completed their study at Mount Mercy University.

Offered Degrees at Mount Mercy University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	1	155
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	4
Total	21	1	159

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 41 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling program with 2 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	✕	41	$66,000
Business Administration and Management	✕	37	$66,000
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	21	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	21	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	20	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Mount Mercy University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	2	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	0	-

Mount Mercy University offers 21 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 159 students have completed their graduate studies.

155 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 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 [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	21	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✕	2	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	20	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	10	-
Medical Illustration and Informatics (other)	✕	1	-
	✕	1	-
Nursing Administration	✕	3	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	88 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	41	$66,000
Operations Management and Supervision	✕	9	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	18	-
Finance	✕	4	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	14	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	2	-
	Total	155

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Mount Mercy

For academic year 2021-2022, total 290 students enrolled into Mount Mercy University graduate schools where it has total 1,580 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 116 full-time and 174 part-time graduate students. By gender, 99 male and 191 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	290	99	191
Full-time	116	27	89
Part-tme	174	72	102

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

There are 242 White (83.45%), 13 Black/African American (4.48%), 4 Hispanic (1.38%), 2 Asian (0.69%), and 29 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	290	99	191
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	13	6	7
Hispanic	4	1	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	242	76	166
Two More	15	7	8
Un-Known	10	6	4
Non-resident Alien	3	2	1

Mount Mercy University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 154 graduate students (53.10% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 11 graduate students (3.79% 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	290
Enrolled Online Exclusively	154
Enrolled Some Online Courses	11
Not in Online Courses	125

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Mount Mercy University. 56 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.31% of total students), 14 students are aged above 50 (4.83%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Mount Mercy University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	290	99	191
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	54	26	28
Age 25-29	56	17	39
Age 30-34	44	19	25
Age 35-39	44	15	29
Age 40-49	70	18	52
Age 50-64	13	2	11
Over 64	1	1	0
Age Un-Known	6	1	5

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