by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Mercyhurst University came in at #883 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
In addition, Mercyhurst took the #60 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
Women make up 59.5% of the total graduate student body at Mercyhurst while men make you 40.5%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 7.4% of the graduate students who attend Mercyhurst are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Mercyhurst. Around 7.4% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,543 | $16,543 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Mercyhurst, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $54,604. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 7% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Mercyhurst University.
Contact details for Mercyhurst are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 501 E 38Th St, Erie, PA 16546 |
| Phone: | 814-824-2000 |
| Website: | www.mercyhurst.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/HurstU |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/mercyhurstu |
About 74.5% of the graduate students at Mercyhurst University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 62.0% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Footnotes
*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.
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