Graduate Programs at Mercer University

Graduate School Overview

Mercer University (referred to as Mercer) is a Private, 4 years school located in Macon, GA.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1911 - Current).

Mercer Directory Information
School Name	Mercer University (Mercer)
Address	1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA 31207
Phone	478-301-2700
Web	https://www.mercer.edu
Online Application	https://undergrad.mercer.edu/apply-now
Financial Info	https://financialaid.mercer.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Mercer is $17,865 in average. The school has 4,030 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,889 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 155 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 15 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,865
Student Population	4,030
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	155 graduate programs (15 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Mercer is $17,865 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $862.

Mercer offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$15,531
Required Fees	$300
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$862

Mercer offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	15 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Mercer University is $17,865. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 12.85% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$14,374	$300
2019-2020	$15,422	$300
2020-2021	$14,964	$300
2021-2022	$15,244	$300
2022-2023	$15,531	$300
2023-2024	$17,565	$300

The graduate school tuition & fees of Mercer is average compared to private graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,819 (public) / $15,694 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Mercer University	$17,865
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,347	$16,773
Public	$6,870	$18,819
Private	$15,694

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,392 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Mercer.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.25% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,392. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.25% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$11,616	$2,778	$12,522	$2,778
2019-2020	$12,036	$2,778	$12,036	$2,778
2020-2021	$13,070	$2,778	$13,070	$2,778
2021-2022	$13,438	$2,778	$13,438	$2,778
2022-2023	$14,046	$2,798	$14,046	$2,798
2023-2024	$14,528	$2,864	$14,528	$2,864

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $973 at Mercer University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 12.88% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$799
2019-2020	$857
2020-2021	$831
2021-2022	$847
2022-2023	$862
2023-2024	$973

The law school tuition at Mercer University is $41,991 for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $43,856.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school and medical school at Mercer.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Mercer University
	Tuition	Fees
Medicine	$43,556	$300
Pharmacy	$40,087	$300
Law	$41,992	-

Graduate Programs at Mercer

Mercer University offers 74 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,520 students have completed their study at Mercer University.

Offered Degrees at Mercer University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	44	6	1,044
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	6	0	26
Doctor's degree - professional practice	5	0	14
Doctor's degree - other	5	0	395
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	3	1
Post Master's Degree	6	2	40
Total	74	11	1,520

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Mercer University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) program with 21 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 210 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 120 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Mercer University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	21	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	18	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	1	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	1	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Mercer University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	210	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	119	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	70	-
Physician Assistant	✕	70	-
Public Health	✕	54	$36,500

Popular Doctorate Programs at Mercer University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	120	$105,300
Law	✕	119	$46,200
Medicine	✕	108	$52,900
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	38	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	10	-

Mercer University offers 74 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,520 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,044 students have earned/completed Master's program.
395 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
14 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
40 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Technical and Scientific Communication	✔	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	233 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	$39,100
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	38	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	19	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	119	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	22	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	19	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	47 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	5	-
Civil Engineering	✕	3	-
Computer Engineering	✕	3	-
Computer Software Engineering	✔	9	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	14	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	13	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	9	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	39	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Data Science, General	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	1	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	1	$29,500
Divinity/Ministry	✕	22	-
Psychology [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	20	$35,500
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	15	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	1	-
Conducting	✕	-	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	311 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	44	-
Physician Assistant	✕	70	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	3	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	17	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	70	-
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)	✔	-	-
Public Health	✕	54	$36,500
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	13	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	18	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	22	-
Business [+]	✔	329 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	6	$66,300
Business Administration and Management	✕	210	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	27	-
Accounting	✕	40	$57,200
Management Science	✕	46	-
	Total	1,044

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	3	$71,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	5	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	5	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	-	-
Nursing Science	✕	3	-
	Total	26

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	119 completers	$46,200
Law	✕	119	$46,200
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	266 completers	-
Medicine	✕	108	$52,900
Pharmacy	✕	120	$105,300
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	38	-
	Total	395

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Public Health	✕	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Nursing Practice	✕	-	-
	Total	14

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	-	-
Technical and Scientific Communication	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Management Science	✕	-	-
	Total	1

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	19 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	18	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	40

Graduate Student Population at Mercer

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,030 students enrolled into Mercer University graduate schools where it has total 8,889 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,842 full-time and 1,188 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,232 male and 2,798 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,030	1,232	2,798
Full-time	2,842	924	1,918
Part-tme	1,188	308	880

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,797 White (44.59%), 1,304 Black/African American (32.36%), 214 Hispanic (5.31%), 356 Asian (8.83%), and 359 students with other races. 165 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,030	1,232	2,798
American Indian/Native American	7	3	4
Asian	356	116	240
Black/African American	1,304	266	1,038
Hispanic	214	71	143
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	1,797	649	1,148
Two More	87	20	67
Un-Known	97	34	63
Non-resident Alien	165	72	93

Mercer University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 832 graduate students (20.65% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 719 graduate students (17.84% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	4,030
Enrolled Online Exclusively	832
Enrolled Some Online Courses	719
Not in Online Courses	2,479

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Mercer University. 1,249 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.99% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 184 students are aged above 50 (4.57%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Mercer University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,030	1,232	2,798
Age 18-19	2	0	2
Age 20-21	65	12	53
Age 22-24	1,184	368	816
Age 25-29	1,399	467	932
Age 30-34	500	160	340
Age 35-39	303	87	216
Age 40-49	393	94	299
Age 50-64	169	39	130
Over 64	15	5	10

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