Philosophy at Mercer University

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy 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, 7 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Mercer Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Mercer Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Mercer performed in these rankings.

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 philosophy major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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 Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	327
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	527

Philosophy Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy 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 philosophy.

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

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

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$76,640
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770

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.