Economics at Mercer University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. Of the 257 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 2021, 17 of them were economics majors.

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

Mercer Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Mercer Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
	99
	100
	176
	214
	417

Economics Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Mercer are white. This is above average 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercer University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	17

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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.