Associate's Degree · Erie, PA
At Mercyhurst University, the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing associate's degree program reported $77,864 median earnings four years after completion and $36,000 median federal debt among 100 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $77,864, five-year median earnings were $66,261, and median federal debt was $36,000 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 378 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 38th percentile and debt was lower than about 3% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 38% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 3% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 378 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Mercyhurst University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Erie, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $77,864 four-year median earnings, $36,000 median federal debt, 100 working graduates, and 378 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $77,864 four years after completion and $66,261 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $36,000 across a reported debt cohort of 109 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 51.38 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
