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Registered Nursing at Mercy College of Health Sciences

If you plan to study Registered Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Mercy College of Health Sciences. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercy College of Health Sciences is located in Des Moines, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 325 registered nursing degrees were awarded at Mercy College of Health Sciences.

Studying Online at Mercy College of Health Sciences

Online coursework is an option at Mercy College of Health Sciences. Of 869 students, 188 (22%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 472 (54%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Registered Nursing graduates at Mercy College of Health Sciences, by degree type.

Program-wide, Registered Nursing graduates at Mercy College of Health Sciences are 87% women (282) and 13% men (43).

Registered Nursing Associate’s Program at Mercy College of Health Sciences

Of the 49 associate’s registered nursing degrees awarded at Mercy College of Health Sciences, 98% were women (48) and 2% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Mercy College of Health Sciences.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	35
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	4
Asian	2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Registered Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Mercy College of Health Sciences, lower than the national average of 43%.*

Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Mercy College of Health Sciences

Among the 276 bachelor’s registered nursing degrees awarded at Mercy College of Health Sciences, 85% were women (234) and 15% were men (42).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Mercy College of Health Sciences.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	168
Hispanic / Latino	35
Black / African American	35
Asian	27
American Indian / Alaska Native	3
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	6

Minority students account for 37% of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Mercy College of Health Sciences, below the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Registered Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Registered Nursing program at Mercy College of Health Sciences pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Registered Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.