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Information Technology at Mercyhurst University

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Mercyhurst University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,790. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in IT.

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

Mercyhurst Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Mercyhurst

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mercyhurst does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Mercyhurst Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Mercyhurst University.

Mercyhurst Information Technology Master’s Program

23% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The IT program at Mercyhurst awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 77% of these degrees went to men with the other 23% going to women.

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Of the students who received a IT master's degree from Mercyhurst, 92% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercyhurst University with a master's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Computer User Support Specialists 22,790 $52,370
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,070 $146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 12,760 $77,700
Managers 11,060 $126,290

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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