Liberal Arts General Studies at Mercer University

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Mercer University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Mercer.

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

Mercer Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Mercer Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts 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 liberal arts major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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
	351
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	615
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,002
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,111
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,769

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from Mercer Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercer is $26,300. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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

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.