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Economics at Mercer University

Economics at Mercer University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Mercer University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006.

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

Mercer Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Mercer Economics Rankings

The economics major at Mercer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Economics Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Mercer are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Mercer University. 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 Economics 17

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,460 $67,080
Managers 14,480 $118,060
Economists 330 $111,570
Economics Professors 180 $101,590

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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