Nursing at University of Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 4,987 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 249 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Detroit Mercy.

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

Detroit Mercy Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Detroit Mercy

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Detroit Mercy offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Detroit Mercy Nursing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Detroit 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
	116
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	162
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	172
Most Popular Nursing Schools	187
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	242
Most Focused Nursing Schools	418
	582
Best Nursing Schools	628
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	635
	1,109
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,435

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Detroit Mercy. This makes it the #155 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Detroit Mercy Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Detroit Mercy is $60,926. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 249 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Detroit Mercy. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Detroit Mercy 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 University of Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	177
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Detroit Mercy Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 64 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from Detroit Mercy in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Detroit Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Detroit Mercy, 69% 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 University of Detroit Mercy with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Detroit Mercy also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Dental Support Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Nurse Practitioners	4,490	$106,880
Nurse Anesthetists	2,250	$180,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,410	$81,230

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 Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.