Programs & majors brief
Mercyhurst University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Mercyhurst University?
31 of 31 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | 86 | $86,597 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 11 | $86,596 | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General small degree count | 19 | $83,812 | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 5 | $76,154 | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 14 | $74,187 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations small degree count | 11 | $72,411 | — |
| Biology, General | 33 | $65,000 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count | 16 | $63,128 | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations small degree count | 17 | $61,066 | — |
| Security Science and Technology small degree count | 19 | $55,665 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 35 | $54,902 | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 10 | $54,182 | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 11 | $53,812 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 29 | $49,638 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 18 | $47,652 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 22 | $45,411 | — |
| Psychology, General small degree count | 19 | $43,694 | — |
| Dance small degree count | 11 | $41,049 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Work small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Mercyhurst University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Mercyhurst University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Mercyhurst University vary by field, and Azimuth's program pages let you weigh earnings against debt and cohort size for each one. The university has 18 programs with published four-year earnings data, covering federally aided completers.
Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not distinct students. The degree mix is concentrated in a few families.
Business accounts for 20.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Military Technologies at 16.9% and Health Professions at 11.2%. The largest single program, Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations, awarded 86 degrees in the most recent year.
Its graduates earn a median of $86,597 four years after completion, which is 1.14x the national median for the field. Criminal Justice, the second-largest program, awarded 35 degrees and its completers earn $54,902, just below the national benchmark at 0.99x.
Biology awarded 33 degrees and its graduates earn $65,000, which is 1.14x the national median. Across all fields, 15.0% of degrees are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
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