Accounting at Mercer University

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. Of the 257 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 2021, 43 of them were accounting majors.

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

Mercer Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Mercer compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	100
	161
	178
	282
	323
	378
	429
	432
	486
	543
	688

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Mercer. This makes it the #170 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Mercer awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Mercer are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mercer Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Mercer in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mercer also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.