General Business/Commerce at Mercer University

What traits are you looking for in a general business school? To help you decide if Mercer University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general business 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 Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

Mercer General Business/Commerce Rankings

The general business major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. 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.

General Business Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business 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 general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mercer General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of general business master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the general business master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

If you plan to be a general business major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Business/Commerce	129

Related Majors

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

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business 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
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Management Analysts	21,380	$93,530
Sales Managers	14,890	$140,820
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Administrative Services Managers	8,490	$116,170

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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