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General Public Health at Mercer University

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health 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.

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

Mercer General Public Health Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
Master’s Degree in General Public Health

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 general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Mercer General Public Health Rankings

The general public health major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of general public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mercer General Public Health Master’s Program

84% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

International Public Health/International Health

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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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