General Biology at Mercer University

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

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

Mercer General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mercer General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology 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 biology.

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 General Biology

The following biology 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
Biology Studies	76
General Biomedical Sciences	34

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Medical Scientists	1,710	$75,800
Biological Scientists	1,040	$72,460
Biological Science Professors	740	$96,830
Life Scientists	90	$79,890

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

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