Health Professions at Mercy College

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Mercy College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,547 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 255 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

Mercy Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Mercy Health Professions Rankings

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #427 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 255 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Mercy in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	100
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Mercy College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercy College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	62
Allied Health Professions	57
Mental & Social Health Services	52
Communication Sciences	37
Nursing	35
Health & Medical Administrative Services	24
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	16

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Personal Care Aides	199,060	$27,640
Home Health Aides	191,820	$26,240
Registered Nurses	182,490	$85,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	112,510	$70,770
Nursing Assistants	91,400	$37,010

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.