Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Mercyhurst University offers 135 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 763 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Mercyhurst. 482 students completed bachelor's programs and 178 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Mercyhurst. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	11	NOT OFFERED	49	13	36
Bachelor's	74	NOT OFFERED	482	209	273
Master's	17	7	178	74	104
Post-Graduate Certificate	28	5	13	1	12
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	4	NOT OFFERED	29	27	2
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	1	NOT OFFERED	12	3	9

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Mercyhurst University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations program has the highest salary ($60,543) after graduation and the Accounting and Related Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $55,368 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	$60,543	$5,045	$25,500	$270
Accounting and Related Services	$55,368	$4,614	-	-
Finance and Financial Management Services	$54,163	$4,514	$26,269	$278
Marketing	$50,334	$4,195	$26,000	$276
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$46,945	$3,912	$26,950	$286
Design and Applied Arts	$45,426	$3,786	$26,836	$285
Psychology, General	$41,401	$3,450	$26,153	$277
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$40,216	$3,351	$26,000	$276
Special Education and Teaching	$38,260	$3,188	$24,923	$264
Hospitality Administration/Management	$38,123	$3,177	$26,000	$276
Communication	$37,519	$3,127	$26,000	$276
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$37,499	$3,125	$26,000	$276

Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$52,863	$4,405	$21,500	$228
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$35,850	$2,988	$20,000	$212

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Special Education and Teaching	$46,106	$3,842	$18,584	$211

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Mercyhurst University.

At the school, the Organizational Leadership Master program has the most completers of 38 and the Intelligence Bachelor program has the second most completers of 37 students.

Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	12	3	9

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	37	9	28
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	3	-	3
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	2	1	1
Hospitality Administration/Management	2	-	2
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	2	2	-
Business Administration and Management	2	-	2
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	1	1	-

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Intelligence	37	24	13
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	34	15	19
Biology/Biological Sciences	33	8	25
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	31	27	4
Psychology	29	6	23
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	26	4	22
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	26	7	19
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	22	16	6
Marketing (other)	19	10	9
Forensic Science and Technology	16	1	15

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Organizational Leadership	38	20	18
Intelligence	30	14	16
Physician Assistant	27	5	22
Secondary Education and Teaching	18	10	8
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	17	14	3
Special Education and Teaching	8	2	6
Physical and Biological Anthropology	8	1	7
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	6	2	4
Athletic Training/Trainer	6	2	4
Mathematics and Computer Science	6	2	4

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	29	27	2

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Russian Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	0
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	8	NOT OFFERED	1
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
French Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	2	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Exercise Physiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Military Technologies and Applied Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	30^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics and Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	6	NOT OFFERED	0
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	29	1	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Physical and Biological Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	1
Archeology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	0	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	3	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	37	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	2	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	2	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Insurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fashion Merchandising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	2	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	2	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Insurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fashion Merchandising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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Major Programs and Degree Completers at Mercyhurst

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