Accounting at Mercyhurst University

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

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Mercyhurst.

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

Mercyhurst Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Mercyhurst Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Mercyhurst compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 accounting major at Mercyhurst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	91
	91
	741
	820
	823
	1,170
	1,306

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Mercyhurst Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercyhurst is $39,104. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Mercyhurst. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercyhurst since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Mercyhurst University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercyhurst University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	11

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Insurance
• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Other Business, Management & Marketing

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.