Erie, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Special Education and Teaching at Mercyhurst University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 111 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.1% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~111
- Schools with reported signal
- 827
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 81%
- Graduation rate
- 60.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,444/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $77,776
- Median debt
- $25,305
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $47,452/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 827 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($726 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,901 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 72% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.2% reported share · $2,260 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 4.3% reported share · $3,148 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Special Education and Teaching accounts for 5.1% of reported programs at Mercyhurst University, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 2.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 111 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Mercyhurst University's average net price is $19,444 per year, about $77,776 over four years. That is $726 above the $18,718 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $47,452 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,901 below the $54,353 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Mercyhurst University #595 of 827 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.