by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physician Assistant. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Allied Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mercy College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in allied health, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Mercy was $927 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,686 | $16,686 |
| Fees | $800 | $800 |
The median early career salary of allied health students who receive their master’s degree from Mercy is $119,537 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $95,483.
Online degrees for the Mercy allied health master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercy Online Learning page.
About 71.4% of the students who received their Master’s in allied health in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 72.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in allied health at Mercy in 2019-2020, 39.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Allied Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physician Assistant | 56 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 40 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 16 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 70 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 31 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 27 |
*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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