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Liberal Arts at Mercyhurst University

Liberal Arts at Mercyhurst University

Every liberal arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal studies program at Mercyhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,790.

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

Mercyhurst Liberal Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Mercyhurst Liberal Arts Rankings

The liberal studies major at Mercyhurst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts. 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.

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies at Mercyhurst are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mercyhurst Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of liberal studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical liberal studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercyhurst since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal studies at Mercyhurst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies 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

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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