Business Economics at Mercyhurst University

If you plan to study business economics, 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 has a total student population of 2,685. In 2019, 5 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercyhurst.

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

Mercyhurst Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

Mercyhurst Business Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at Mercyhurst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Economics. 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
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused Business Economics Schools	83
Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Best Business Economics Schools	105
Most Popular Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Most Popular Business Economics Schools	157

Business Economics Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from Mercyhurst. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at Mercyhurst since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mercyhurst also has a doctoral program available in business economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business economics 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
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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.