Accounting at Mercer University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting 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 1,298 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 2021, 43 of them were accounting majors.

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

Mercer Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Mercer Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	168
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	206
Best Value Accounting Schools	612

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Mercer. This makes it the #177 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Mercer. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mercer Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

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.