Physics at Mercer University

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Mercer University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in physics from Mercer.

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

Mercer Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Mercer Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics 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 physics major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 Physics Schools	737
Most Focused Physics Schools	815

Physics Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 physics major earned their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors	100	$85,300
Physicists	50	$122,040

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.