Social Sciences at Mercer University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences 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, 90 of them were social sciences majors.

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

Mercer Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mercer offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Mercer Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences 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 social sciences major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	228
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
Best Social Sciences Schools	254
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	459
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	690

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Mercer. This makes it the #282 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mercer. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mercer Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at Mercer awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Mercer does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	24
Criminology	17
Economics	17
International Relations & National Security	15
Political Science & Government	14
Sociology	10
Anthropology	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Social Science Research Assistants	2,210	$52,880
Social Scientists	2,060	$86,810

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.