Education at Mercy College

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Mercy College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Mercy.

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

Mercy Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Mercy Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how 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 education major at Mercy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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
	118
	153
Most Popular Education Schools	224
Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	322
Most Focused Education Schools	435
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	609
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	624

In 2021, 278 students received their master’s degree in education from Mercy. This makes it the #121 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from Mercy. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Mercy Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 278 students earned a master's degree in education from Mercy. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	120
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercy College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	158
Teaching English or French	54
Student Counseling	53
Teacher Education Subject Specific	52
Educational Administration	29
Special Education	14
General Education	10
Multilingual Education	7

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

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.