Mercyhurst University (Mercyhurst) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Erie, PA.
It offers 50 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 31 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,193.
A total of 355 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,801 students at Mercyhurst. Mercyhurst offers online graduate programs and 181 out of 355 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Mercyhurst's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,193. It offers fifty (50) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Mercyhurst University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 501 E 38th St, Erie, PA |
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| Graduate School Students | 400 students
181 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $15,193 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 50 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 31 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Mercyhurst University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Mercyhurst University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $15,193 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $679.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $14,763 |
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| Fees | $430 |
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| Cost per Credit | $679 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $14,274 (On-Campus) / $11,250 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,261 (On-Campus) / $2,261 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $32,928 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $29,904 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $16,030 | $16,565 | $17,043 | $17,616 | $15,193 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Mercyhurst University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 50 major areas - 18 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 31 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs).
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 204 | - | 12 | - |
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| Men | 78 | - | 4 | - |
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| Women | 126 | - | 8 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Intelligence | |
NOT OFFER |
2 |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Mercyhurst graduate schools have a total of 400 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 143 male and 257 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 274 full-time and 126 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 181 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 326 White, 13 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Mercyhurst University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
8 grad students are younger than 22 and 43 students are older than 65. It has 248 students aged between 22 and 30 and 56 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 400 |
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| Men | 143 |
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| Women | 257 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 400 |
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| Full-time Students | 274 |
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| Part-time Students | 126 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 400 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 4 |
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| Black | 13 |
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| Hispanic | 10 |
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| White | 326 |
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| Un-Known | 15 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 400 |
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| 21 & Under | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 192 |
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| 25-29 | 56 |
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| 30-34 | 35 |
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| 35-39 | 21 |
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| 40 & Over | 43 |
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Online Population
At Mercyhurst University graduate schools, 181 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 355 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 181 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 174 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 181 |
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| Pennsylvania Resident | 79 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 88 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 14 |
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