The main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mercyhurst University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN - Accelerated RN to MSN
At Southern New Hampshire University, we understand the demands placed on today's nursing professionals. When it comes to your education, consider saving money and time by electing the RN to MSN pathway. Eligible students will complete graduate courses within their undergraduate program. This pathway allows you to gain a BSN along the way and ultimately shorten your time within the MSN Nursing Education or Population Healthcare tracks.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Mercyhurst was ranked #1,258 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #64 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mercyhurst.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mercyhurst was $1,286 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $38,580 | $38,580 |
Fees | $2,770 | $2,770 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,968 | $14,968 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,061 | $2,061 |
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nursing who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mercyhurst make an average of $55,964 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $62,199.
Mercyhurst does not offer an online option for its nursing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercyhurst Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.6% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at Mercyhurst in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Registered Nursing | 22 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 16 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 5 |
Allied Health Professions | 8 |
Public Health | 16 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 5 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.