Allied Health Professions at Mercy College

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Mercy College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,547 students attend the school each year.

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

Mercy Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Mercy Allied Health Professions Rankings

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.

Allied Health Student Demographics at Mercy

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Mercy College.

Mercy Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 allied health majors earned their master's degree from Mercy. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercy College with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercy College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant	57

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Mercy College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	17,520	$44,120
Physician Assistants	12,060	$117,000
Surgical Technologists	5,750	$55,310
Respiratory Therapists	5,740	$74,890

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 Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.