Education at Mercyhurst University

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Mercyhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,790.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Mercyhurst Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Mercyhurst

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Mercyhurst does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Mercyhurst Education Rankings

The education major at Mercyhurst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Education Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Mercyhurst University.

Mercyhurst Education Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercyhurst since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Mercyhurst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mercyhurst Education Master’s Program

73% Women

3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Mercyhurst does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Mercyhurst, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercyhurst University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercyhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	33
Teacher Education Grade Specific	17
Educational Administration	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6
General Education	2
Other Education	1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Elementary School Teachers	55,200	$66,860
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Teacher Assistants	46,610	$26,640
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Preschool Teachers	13,480	$29,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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