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Criminology at Mercer University

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Criminology at Mercer University

If you are interested in studying criminology, 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 has a total student population of 9,006. In 2021, 17 criminology majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

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

Mercer Criminology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

Mercer Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at Mercer compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminology major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminology. 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 Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 91
Best Criminology Schools 96
Most Popular Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 107
Most Focused Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 161

Criminology Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Criminology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 criminology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercer, about 29% were men and 71% were women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology 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 criminology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology 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
Managers 14,480 $118,060

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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