Top Ranked Programs
Mercyhurst University's program mix is anchored in Business and professional fields. Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations is the largest program with 86 graduates, followed by Criminal Justice, Biology, General, Special Education and Teaching, and Design and Applied Arts. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 509 students annually, the institution concentrates in applied professional and business-oriented fields that lead directly into stable career pathways. The earnings pattern reflects this applied focus. Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations leads with median earnings of $86,597 four years after enrollment, followed by Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General at $83,812, Biology, General at $65,000, Security Science and Technology at $55,665, and Criminal Justice at $54,902. The concentration of Business at 19% of graduates, combined with Education at 7% and Arts at 7%, positions Mercyhurst University as a professional-outcomes-oriented institution where graduates move directly into the workforce in business, accounting, management, and related fields. Most of Mercyhurst University's dominant programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the labor market directly and earnings reflect immediate workforce outcomes. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these professional and business-focused fields align with regional and national labor-market demand in the Erie, Pennsylvania area and beyond.