The main focus area for this major is Computer & IS Security. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Information Technology is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Mercy College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in IT, 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Mercy paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $16,686 | $16,686 |
Fees | $800 | $800 |
The median early career salary of IT students who receive their master’s degree from Mercy is $69,338 per year. That is 19% lower than the national average of $85,141.
Mercy does not offer an online option for its IT master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercy Online Learning page.
About 6.3% of the students who received their MS in IT in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 26.5%.
Around 62.5% of IT master’s degree recipients at Mercy in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Information Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & IS Security | 16 |
*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.