Mercer University Graduate Programs

Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Mercer University?

Contact details for Mercer are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA 31207
Phone:	478-301-2700
Website:	www.mercer.edu

Mercer University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,068 graduate students at Mercer, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mercer University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	377
Black or African American	1,305
Hispanic or Latino	199
White	1,840
International Students	163
Other Races/Ethnicities	184

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Mercer University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at Mercer. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Mercer University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at Mercer. In 2022-2023, 3,025 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mercer has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mercer majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	10%
Communication & Journalism	38%
Engineering	3%
Health Professions	8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	32%

Mercer University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	237	0	237
Teacher Education Grade Specific	39	160	0	199
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	125	125
Law	0	0	119	119
Medicine	0	0	108	108
Mental & Social Health Services	0	87	5	92
Allied Health Professions	0	73	0	73
Educational Administration	0	54	10	64
Public Health	0	54	0	54
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	13	38	51
Nursing	0	40	8	48
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	46	0	46
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1	44	0	45
Accounting	0	40	0	40
General Biology	0	39	0	39
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	23	9	32
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	20	10	30
Student Counseling	0	19	0	19
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	15	0	15
Electrical Engineering	0	14	0	14
Mechanical Engineering	0	13	0	13
Computer Engineering	0	12	0	12
Human Services	0	11	0	11
Engineering-Related Fields	0	9	0	9
General Business/Commerce	0	6	0	6
Public Relations & Advertising	0	5	0	5
Biomedical Engineering	0	5	0	5
Curriculum & Instruction	1	0	3	4
Civil Engineering	0	3	0	3
Sacred Music	0	1	0	1
Music	0	1	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0
Computational Science	0	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	1,044	435	1,520

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
• Image Credit: By Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.