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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Mercer University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Mercer University

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Mercer University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006.

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

Mercer Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Mercer Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Mercer

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Mercer University.

Mercer Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences 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 biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 49
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Mercer Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

60% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from Mercer, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at Mercer University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 110
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 22

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical sciences 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
Software Applications Developers 30,440 $105,240
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Computer Workers 21,500 $90,140
Health Specialties Professors 4,970 $119,400
Medical Scientists 1,710 $75,800

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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