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Engineering at Mercer University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Mercer Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mercer does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Mercer Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Mercer are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	81
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mercer Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Mercer, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Engineering	116
Computer Engineering	16
Mechanical Engineering	15
Other Engineering	14
Electrical Engineering	13
Civil Engineering	8
Environmental Engineering	2
Biomedical Engineering	2

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Civil Engineers	9,180	$81,110
Industrial Engineers	7,260	$86,220
Computer Network Architects	5,390	$114,240

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
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