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Nursing at Mercy College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Mercy College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547. Of the 471 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercy College in 2021, 471 of them were nursing majors.

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

Mercy Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Mercy Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Mercy compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Mercy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
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31
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
40
Most Popular Nursing Schools 87
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 198
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 262
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 306
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 323
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 355
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 415
Most Focused Nursing Schools 448
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 494
Best Nursing Schools 513
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,060

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Mercy. This makes it the #263 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Mercy Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercy is $115,215. This is 83% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Mercy

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Mercy College.

Mercy Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 471 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercy, about 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercy since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercy College with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 182
Hispanic or Latino 94
White 94
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 66

Mercy Nursing Master’s Program

97% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from Mercy in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercy College with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Mercy also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercy College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 471
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 25
Nursing Administration 10

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Mercy College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses 182,490 $85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Nurse Practitioners 13,710 $120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900
Nurse Anesthetists 1,770 $191,130

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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