Mercy College of Health Sciences

Online Program Overview

Mercy College of Health Sciences is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $17,328 in average for all students.

It offers 15 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 5 programs - 1 Certificate, 1 Associates, 2 Bachelors, 1 Masters.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Mercy College of Health Sciences
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	928 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA
Online Students	217 Enrolled Online Exclusively 506 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$17,328
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,736
Student to Faculty	8:1 (12.50%)
Total	5 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Associates	1 Programs
Bachelors	2 Programs
Masters	1 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 $17,328 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $12,736 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $593 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $796 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$18,150	$18,332	$19,754	$19,087	$17,328
Graduate	-	-	-	$12,224	$12,736

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$700	$721	$680	$653	$593
Graduate	$0	$0	$0	$764	$796

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Mercy College of Health Sciences offers 15 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 1 Associates, 2 Bachelors, 1 Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	1	1	2	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	3	7	4	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. 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.

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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	22	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT 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 Enrollment	911
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	217
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	506
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	188

By student location, 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.