Mount Mercy University (Mount Mercy) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Cedar Rapids, IA.

It offers 24 graduate programs - 22 Master's, and 2 Doctorate. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,410.

A total of 255 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,526 students at Mount Mercy. Mount Mercy offers online graduate programs and 115 out of 255 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Mount Mercy'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 $11,410. It offers twenty-four (24) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMount Mercy University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1330 Elmhurst Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Graduate School Students290 students
115 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$11,410
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 24 Graduate Programs
22 Master's, 2 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Mount Mercy University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Mount Mercy University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $11,410 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $630.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$11,340
Fees$70
Cost per Credit$630
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$11,030 (On-Campus) / $10,000 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,700 (On-Campus) / $10,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$28,340
Off-Campus Total$32,610

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Mount Mercy University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 24 major areas - 22 Master's, 2 Doctorate. 130 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1303--
Men37---
Women933--

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and Promotion9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Illustration and Informatics (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Education6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Office Management and Supervision3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Management and Supervision11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Business/Trade/Commerce NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Mount Mercy graduate schools have a total of 290 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 99 male and 191 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 116 full-time and 174 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 115 students enrolled through online exclusively and 47 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 242 White, 13 Black, and 2 Asian students are attending at Mount Mercy University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

4 grad students are younger than 22 and 73 students are older than 65. It has 107 students aged between 22 and 30 and 65 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total290
Men99
Women191
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total290
Full-time Students116
Part-time Students174
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total290
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian2
Black13
Hispanic4
White242
Two or more races15
Un-Known10
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total290
21 & Under4
22-2453
25-2954
30-3440
35-3925
40 & Over73

Online Population

At Mount Mercy University graduate schools, 115 students enrolled online exclusively and 47 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment255
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses115
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses47
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses93
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses115
Iowa Resident107
Other State In U.S.8
Outside of U.S.0