by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Gwynedd Mercy University came in at #637 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
Gwynedd - Mercy also ranked #46 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Gwynedd - Mercy took the #127 spot on the list.
In addition, Gwynedd - Mercy took the #10 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
The total graduate student population at Gwynedd - Mercy is made up of 76.8% women and 23.2% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 22.6% of the graduate student population at Gwynedd - Mercy. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 0.4% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,587 | $14,587 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Gwynedd - Mercy is $59,881. That's good news for those graduates since it is 2% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Gwynedd - Mercy enter careers with an average starting salary of $93,765. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 25% higher than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Gwynedd - Mercy are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1325 Sumneytown Pike, Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437-0901 |
| Phone: | 215-646-7300 |
| Website: | https://www.gmercyu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/GMercyU?sk=wall |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/GMercyU |
About 84.9% of the graduate students at Gwynedd Mercy University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 84.9% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 28 |
| Educational Administration | 24 |
| Nursing | 10 |
| Special Education | 11 |
| Student Counseling | 18 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 68 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 24 |
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 40 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 5 |
Footnotes
*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.
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