General Business/Commerce at Mercer University

If you plan to study general business/commerce, 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 has a total student population of 9,006. In 2021, 28 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

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

Mercer General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

Mercer General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business 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 general business major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. 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
	28
	54
	61
	133
	168
	184
	194
	235
	289
	298
	337

In 2021, 101 students received their master’s degree in general business from Mercer. This makes it the #28 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general business from Mercer. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general business bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mercer General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of general business master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the general business master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	41
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business 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
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Management Analysts	21,380	$93,530
Sales Managers	14,890	$140,820
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Administrative Services Managers	8,490	$116,170

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.