Online Degrees and Programs at Mercy College of Health Sciences

Online Program Overview

Mercy College of Health Sciences offers 14 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 major programs - 1 Certificate, 1 Associate, 2 Bachelors, and 1 Masters.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $22,360 for undergraduate programs and $12,736 for graduate programs.

Total 217 students out of total 911 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 418 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Mercy College of Health Sciences is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameMercy College of Health Sciences
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address928 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA
Online Students217 Enrolled Online Exclusively
506 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$22,360
Graduate Tuition & Fees$12,736
Student to Faculty8:1 (12.50%)
Online Degree Programs
Total5 Programs
Certificate1 Programs
Associates1 Programs
Bachelors2 Programs
Masters1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Mercy College of Health Sciences. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $22,360 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $12,736 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $663 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $796 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$18,150$18,332$19,754$19,087$22,360
Graduate---$12,224$12,736
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$700$721$680$653$663
Graduate$0$0$0$764$796

Online Programs By Area of Study

Mercy College of Health Sciences offers 14 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificate, 1 Associates, 2 Bachelors, 1 Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs112 1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs364 1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Mercy College of Health Sciences. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant71 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Mercy College of Health Sciences, there are 911 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 723 students were attending classes through distance learning (217 students are enrolled exclusively and 506 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment911
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses217
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses506
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses188

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 217 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 214 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 3 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses217
Iowa Resident214
Other State In U.S.3
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses217
Undergraduate215
Graduate2
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses215
Degree/Certificate Seeking-
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking-
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