Education at Mercer University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Mercer University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 230 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Mercer Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mercer offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Mercer Education Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #187 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 230 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Mercer. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	122
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	85
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Mercer University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	180
Educational Administration	58
General Education	20
Student Counseling	19
Curriculum & Instruction	11

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
Teacher Assistants	37,150	$21,770
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910

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 Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.