General Economics at Mercer University

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year.

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

Mercer General Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Mercer General Economics Rankings

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

General Economics Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer General Economics Bachelor’s Program

39% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general economics.

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

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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