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Nursing at Gwynedd Mercy University

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

Gwynedd - Mercy is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,737 students attend the school each year. Of the 503 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gwynedd Mercy University in 2021, 304 of them were nursing majors.

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

Gwynedd - Mercy Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Gwynedd - Mercy

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, Gwynedd - Mercy does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

Gwynedd - Mercy Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Gwynedd - Mercy performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Gwynedd - Mercy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 74
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 150
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 239
309
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 313
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 356
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 359
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 382
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 465
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Best Value Nursing Schools 1,553

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Gwynedd - Mercy. This makes it the #466 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Gwynedd - Mercy Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gwynedd - Mercy is $70,087. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Gwynedd - Mercy

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Gwynedd Mercy University.

Gwynedd - Mercy Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Gwynedd - Mercy awarded 304 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gwynedd Mercy University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 60
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 125
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 86

Gwynedd - Mercy Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
The nursing program at Gwynedd - Mercy awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Gwynedd - Mercy also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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 Gwynedd Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Nurse Practitioners 7,280 $98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810
Nurse Anesthetists 1,700 $171,250

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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