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Health Professions at Mount Mercy University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Mount Mercy University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and approximately 1,705 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

Mount Mercy Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Mount Mercy Health Professions Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #599 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 39 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Mount Mercy in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Mount Mercy, 87% 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 Mount Mercy University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 34
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Mercy University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services 22
Public Health 10
Nursing 7
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1

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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses 33,770 $59,130
Nursing Assistants 20,890 $29,120
Personal Care Aides 18,520 $25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 11,970 $56,970
Software Applications Developers 6,990 $88,570

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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