Private nonprofit · Erie, Pennsylvania
Mercyhurst University: cost, debt and earnings by major
30 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $26,486
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 61%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 81%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,191
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,998
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 8.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $24,429 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $31,142 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $32,834 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $38,590 |
| $110,000+ | $30,534 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (4)
Bachelor's programs (20)
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$86,597
- Accounting and Related Services$86,596
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$83,812
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,104 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$76,154
- Marketing$74,187
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,411
- Biology, General$65,000
- Finance and Financial Management Services$63,128
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$61,066
- Security Science and Technology$55,665
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,902
- Public Health$54,182
- Hospitality Administration/Management$53,812
- Special Education and Teaching$49,638
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,652
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$46,163 (1 yr)
- Design and Applied Arts$45,411
- Psychology, General$43,694
- Dance$41,049
Master's programs (6)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$124,378
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$107,254
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$72,397 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$58,112
- Special Education and Teaching$51,575
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,399