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Accounting at Mercer University

Accounting at Mercer University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Mercer University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year.

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

Mercer Accounting Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
  • Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mercer does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Mercer Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Mercer

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Mercer University.

Mercer Accounting Master’s Program

57% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a master's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors 37,200 $75,930
Credit Analysts 2,320 $70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 2,020 $50,490
Business Professors 1,930 $94,670
Budget Analysts 1,730 $70,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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