Human Services at Mercer University

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in human services from Mercer.

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

Mercer Human Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services
• Master’s Degree in Human Services

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Mercer does offer online education options in human services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Mercer Human Services Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human services major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Services. 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
	8
Most Popular Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in human services from Mercer. This makes it the #25 most popular school for human services master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Human Services Graduates from Mercer Make?

The median salary of human services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercer is $33,426. This is 2% higher than $32,912, which is the national average for all human services bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Services Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Human Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in human services from Mercer in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its human services 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 human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mercer Human Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 human services majors earned their master's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the human services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 37% 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 human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Public Policy

Careers That Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in human services 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
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,070	$29,360
Social and Community Service Managers	3,720	$66,000
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,020	$42,640

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.