Teacher Education Grade Specific at Mercer University

Every teacher education grade specific school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the grade specific ed program at Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. Of the 1,298 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 2021, 63 of them were teacher education grade specific majors.

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

Mercer Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Mercer does offer online education options in grade specific ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Mercer Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed 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 grade specific ed major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	70
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	155
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	518

In 2021, 164 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from Mercer. This makes it the #21 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Grade Specific Ed Graduates from Mercer Make?

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercer is $34,454. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $35,527 for all grade specific ed students.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 grade specific ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at Mercer are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its grade specific ed 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 grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Mercer Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

Of the 164 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Grade Specific from Mercer in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the grade specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 30% 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 grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• General Education
• Educational Administration

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	6,000	$38,730

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.