Public Health at Mercer University

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received their master's degree in public health.

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

Mercer Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Mercer Public Health Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 public health majors earned their master's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Nursing
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public 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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,570	$71,450
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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.