Public Policy at Mercer University

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Mercer.

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

Mercer Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Mercer Public Policy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public policy 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 public policy major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. 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
	32
Most Popular Public Policy Schools	97

Public Policy Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in public policy from Mercer. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public policy 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Human Services

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Social Scientists	2,060	$86,810
Legislators	1,840	$23,810
Education Professors	1,530	$83,270

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.