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Chemistry at Mercer University

Chemistry at Mercer University

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at Mercer University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year.

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

Mercer Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Mercer Chemistry Rankings

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

Chemistry Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Mercer are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercer University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Chemistry 13
General Chemistry 11

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,300 $72,860
Chemists 1,270 $83,240
Forensic Science Technicians 480 $50,600
Chemistry Professors 300 $96,420

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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