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 6 major programs - 1 Certificate, 1 Associate, 3 Bachelors, and 1 Masters.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $17,664 for undergraduate programs and $12,736 for graduate programs.
Total 188 students out of total 869 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 402 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 Name | Mercy College of Health Sciences |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 928 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA |
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| Online Students | 188 Enrolled Online Exclusively
472 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $17,664 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | $12,736 |
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| Student to Faculty | 7:1 (14.29%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 6 Programs |
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| Certificate | 1 Programs |
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| Associates | 1 Programs |
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| Bachelors | 3 Programs |
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| Masters | 1 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $17,664 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is - for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $736 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $812 for all students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Mercy College of Health Sciences offers 14 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters programs. Of that, 6 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 1 Associates, 3 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 |
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| Online Programs | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Overall Programs | 3 | 6 | 4 |
1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 110 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Mercy College of Health Sciences, there are 869 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 660 students were attending classes through distance learning (188 students are enrolled exclusively and 472 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 869 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 188 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 472 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 209 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 188 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 138 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 50 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 Courses | 188 | |
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| Iowa Resident | 138 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 50 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 188 | |
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| Undergraduate | 188 |
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| Graduate | 0 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 188 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | - |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | - |
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